Eight arrested in pot bust in San Fernando Valley
Hundreds of plants were taken from four homes used as grow houses in the west San Fernando Valley, the Daily News is reporting.
Police raided five homes today in the western San Fernando Valley, arresting eight people and seizing more than 100 pounds of marijuana and several hundred plants, a Los Angeles police detective said.
Four of the houses hid extensive, indoor growing operations, filled with so many plants police were still taking inventory hours after the late morning raids, said Det. James Williams. Police also found a gun at one of the houses.
"We're still into this pretty early," he said.
Four of the five homes, including the one where none of the drug was found, were owned by the same person, Williams said. The identities of those arrested were not available as of 4 p.m., as they hadn't yet been booked.
