Crime & Safety
Illegal Marijuana Grow House Discovered in Compton
The plants had an estimated street sale value of $6.1 million, sheriff's officials said.
COMPTON, CA -- Authorities on Wednesday seized about 27,000 marijuana plants illegally being grown in a warehouse near Compton and arrested two people.
Investigators served a warrant at the building in the 200 block of West 134th Street about 7:30 a.m., according to the sheriff's department.
The plants had an estimated street sale value of $6.1 million, sheriff's officials said.
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The names of the suspects were not immediately released.
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