Grow op busted near Salmo
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By Trevor Kehoe - Trail-Rossland News
Published: June 19, 2009 2:23 PM
A grow operation in Salmo was raided on June 17 and 453 marijuana plants were seized.
Members of the Kootenay Boundary Regional Detachment executed a search warrant at a property near Salmo and arrested two male suspects.
The investigation began when an officer was flagged down by a biologist concerned for the well-being of a parrot perched atop a power line. The officer tracked down the owners of the parrot, who lived nearby.
The owners are in the business of raising a large number of parrots on their property. The officer discovered evidence of a grow op and was able to obtain a search warrant.
There are no health or safety issues with the parrots.
The investigation is continuing.
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