Odorous Shrubbery

Drug Enforcement officers only had to follow their noses yesterday to find a back yard marihuana garden.  Armed with a search warrant, officers from the Drug Enforcement Unit attended a home in the 2500 block of Rossini Blvd., yesterday afternoon.  As soon as the officers got near the home, they could smell a strong odour of marihuana.

Officers discovered a total of eighty five marihuana plants growing like shrubbery, bordering a rear yard fence.  The plants ranged from three to five feet tall.  A search of a back yard tree house uncovered 682 grams of loose marihuana.  The total estimated street value of the drugs is $204,000.

A 39 year old man and 38 year old female will be summoned to appear in court.  They are facing charges of Possession for the Purpose of Trafficking and Production of a Substance. 

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