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Stealth Pot Plantation in Sunset Home 
Posted by FoM on October 24, 1999 at 17:13:37 PT
Examiner Staff Report
Source: San Francisco Examiner 
In what was described by San Francisco police as a "big operation," nearly 700 marijuana plants were seized from inside an uninhabited Sunset home on Saturday. 
Six to 8 pounds of processed pot were also found in the house at 2246 40th Ave., and police estimated the combined street value of the drugs at $92,000. "It's not that "China Gold' top-of-the line, but not junk weed - somewhere in the middle," said Officer Richard Janese. Janese estimated the start-up costs for an operation this size at up to $20,000. Firefighters responded to calls of water leaking from a house with blackened windows at about 1 p.m. Saturday, said Fire Battalion Chief John Lee. He said firefighters initially thought that a water heater or water pipe had broken. "No one was home so we just went in the house to fix it and found a hydroponic growing area." Lee said. He said the elaborate system included ultraviolet heating lamps, cooling fans and water with chemicals to feed the plants. The system was running when the leak occurred. "I was very surprised to see it. I haven't encountered anything of this magnitude, especially with the uniqueness of the plumbing and the electrical system," said Janese. "It's graded as a big operation." The house was uninhabited, with empty refrigerators - except a turkey in a freezer - and no phone service. An elaborate ventilation system using numerous filters kept marijuana smells from escaping the house, said Janese. No arrests have been made. The narcotics unit of the police department is investigating. Police did not say who owned the house, or if it was rented. EXAMINER STAFF REPORTOct. 24, 1999 ©1999 San Francisco Examiner  Page C 8 
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