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Police Find 100 Marijuana Plants Inside Winter Haven Home

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

WINTER HAVEN, Fla. -- Two Polk County residents called deputies after they said two armed men broke into their home. The deputies never found the invaders, but they did find marijuana plants.

At least 100 marijuana plants were found inside the Winter Haven home. Deputies arrested Virgilia De La Paz and Barbara Rodriguez.

Investigators said the home had been turned into a sophisticated grow house.

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