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Calif. police, DEA bust pair of pot operations By Angela Woodall and Harry Harris / Inside the Bay Area OAKLAND, Calif Raids conducted by Oakland police netted nearly 7,000 marijuana plants and two suspects in little over 24 hours...... "It was unbelievable," Whitman said. "The entire house upstairs and downstairs was laden with plants, including the bathrooms and kitchen. Literally there was no place inside for anyone to live ..... The entire house was devoted to marijuana - growing, Whitman said, adding that neighbors reported seeing people at the house only about once monthly..... Agents estimated the value of the plants at $3.5 million. No arrests were made and the investigation is continuing, McEnry said. Agents seized a Mercedes Benz parked in the driveway and are still trying to determine the identity of the homeowner. Federal agents were on their way Tuesday night to Oakland for a second time in as many days when police at 7:50 p.m. seized about 2,000 marijuana plants from a West Oakland indoor pot farm...... Source: httD: / /www.DOliceone.com /federal /articles /1363611/ 33 pounds of marijuana found at Tahoe home Nevada Appeal News Service / November 3, 2007 ..... Inside the home, drug agents seized 33.5 pounds of marijuana, said Jeff Catchings, task force commander for the South Lake El Dorado Narcotics Enforcement Team. Agents also discovered a small marijuana- growing operation inside the home, Catchings added...... The Hallens each had county- issued medical marijuana cards that allow growing up to 10 marijuana plants for medicinal purposes, Catchings said. But there was evidence of sales for the processed marijuana, which resulted in the felony charges. Source: http: / /www.nevadaappeal. com /article /20071103/NEWS/111030139 Deputies sniff out marijuana operation Nov 20, 2007 ...... The Kern County Sheriff s Department tells Eyewitness News deputies responded to a separate call on Kearney Ave. and while there, they smelled a strong odor of marijuana. The deputies followed the smell coming from a nearby building. After obtaining a search warrant, investigators discovered around 700 plants of marijuana with a street value estimated at $1,750,000. The building had artificial sun lights, a water system and ventilation to grow the pot indoors. This is one of the largest pot busts deputies have found indoors. Source: http: / /www.eyeoutforyou.com /home /11674741.html San Jose Man Convicted of Cultivating Over 1000 Marijuana Plants and Possessing 30 Firearms Posted on Tuesday, November 20, 2007 LAWFUEL - The Legal Newswire - SAN JOSE — United States Attorney Scott N. Schools announced that Kevin Dugan was convicted by a federal jury of manufacturing marijuana, possession of marijuana with the intent to distribute, maintaining a place for the purpose of manufacturing and distributing marijuana, and being an unlawful user or addict in possession of firearms. Source: http: / /Iawfuel.com /show - release.asp ?ID =16178 Valley's pot gardens move to the indoors By James Guy / The Fresno Bee / 12/09/07 23:06:02 The value of dope: Inside two new tract houses in northwest and southeast Fresno, authorities found millions of dollars in potent marijuana -- and indications that a new way of growing it is catching on in the central San Joaquin Valley. A look at the value of marijuana found in each home. Location: 2482 S. Villa Ave. Location: 5307 W. Donner Ave. Found: 862 marijuana plants Found: 973 marijuana plants Value: $3 million Value: $3.8 million 0