El Monta Marijuana Bust Uncovers $1 Million In Pot.

DriftingApart · Jun 5, 2011

I suppose it goes without saying that you shouldn't steal from your family, even if they don't know how to share.

This happened last night.

El Monte Marijuana Bust Uncovers $1 Million In Pot

When Los Angeles deputies responded to a burglary-in-progress call in El Monte, they had no idea they'd be stumbling across one of the biggest marijuana grow houses in the city's history.
On Saturday morning, four men and a teen boy were caught trying to break in to what seemed to be an abandoned warehouse on Continental Avenue. Instead of guns or other weapons, the thieves were armed with gloves and clippers, reports NBC LA. Their getaway car? A U-Haul.
Eventually, one of the suspects tipped authorities off about their intended target: over 3,000 marijuana plants valued at around $1 million. After obtaining a search warrant, El Monte police entered the warehouse to carry out what is being touted as "the biggest drug bust in El Monte history."
KTLA's look inside the El Monte warehouse plantation reveals a secret 3-foot high crawl space where a guard was stationed to watch the door through an air-conditioning vent. Inside, a sophisticated system of lighting and irrigation nurtured thousands of marijuana plants that were just three weeks away from harvest. Finally, the growers evaded detection by sourcing their electricity directly from underground wires, which authorities believe enabled them to steal $10,000 of electricity per month.
One of the robbery suspects alleges that the grow house belongs to his family, who was cutting him out of the profits. He had wrangled four friends to help him claim his share. From the Daily News Wire Service:
Benjamin Kwok, 37, of San Gabriel, Xing Xi He, 24, of Baldwin Park, Louie Frank Fraijo, 28, also of Baldwin Park, Raymond Guan, 29, of Rosemead and a 17-year-old boy from San Gabriel were all arrested and booked for commercial burglary...
El Monte is no stranger to jackpot marijuana busts. In 2008, a home in a small gated community was busted for housing a $1 million marijuana plantation. In 2010, police busted two more home plantations with estimated values of $250,000 and $1 million.
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KTLA: Burglary Alerts Police to Massive Pot Growing Operation - David Begnaud reports -- ktla.com

mediumsteve · Jun 5, 2011

just saw that on aol's homepage. A u-haul for the get away car. classic. pretty funny when they say they were armed with gloves and clippers.

DriftingApart · Jun 20, 2011

What was with security on that place?

Must've been really hard to set up, including salvaging all the electricity from underground wires.

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