Report of 'shots fired' leads police to grow-op
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Updated: July 24, 2009 11:18 AM
An anonymous call of "shots fired" led police to a marijuana grow operation Wednesday.
Police responded to an address near 195 Street and 8 Avenue around 8:40 p.m. July 22, said Sgt. Roger Morrow. The caller had told police of an unidentified woman who had told her boyfriend she was going to a place where there would be guns, said Morrow.
The Mounties' Emergency Response Team and dog squad were dispatched. They found "a few hundred" marijuana plants, and tracked one man to a nearby forested area. A 48-year-old Vancouver man was arrested.
The quantity of marijuana plants discovered was "not unusual" for grow-ops, said Morrow. Police files do not note any weapon seizure in connection with Wednesday's incident in South Surrey.
Investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is asked to contact police at 604-599-0502.
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