Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies Wednesday night raided a home thought to be a marijuana grow house and seized 403 marijuana plants, officials said.
Investigators on a surveillance operation secured a search warrant for the home, in the 20200 block of Burnt Tree Lane, according to sheriff’s Deputy Juanita Navarro-Suarez.
An elaborate and dangerous marijuana grow system was discovered at the location where about $2,000 dollars in cash and 403 marijuana plants at various stages of growth were seized.
Equipment used in the production of illegal marijuana and other equipment used to attempt to prevent the odor from filtering out of the residence were also found at the home, Navarro-Suarez said.
The illegal marijuana grow was precariously wired, creating an extremely dangerous fire hazard because of the large amount of electrical energy -- which could have become overloaded.
Two men were arrested.
The combined street value of the marijuana plants was estimated at close to $400,000 dollars.
Southern California Edison employees were notified of the dangerous fire hazard created by the allegedly illegal wiring. After quickly responding, they turned off the power to the residence and rendered it safe.
The investigation is on-going and there is no additional information available at this time.
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