$2 Million Worth Of Marijuana Found In Lake County Grow House

Drug agents worked overnight Thursday and into Friday to clear out a massive marijuana grow house found in Lake County holding around 2,000 plants. Agents found $2 million worth of marijuana in the home and arrested the alleged operator.

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They discovered the house after power crews realized that the man who lived and worked at the house was climbing a utility pole and stealing electricity. The house is on Indigo Road in Groveland (see map).

Room after room of the home was filled with marijuana plants. Deputies said the garage and a nearby barn were also used in the massive operation. Investigators believe the nearest neighbor lived about half a mile away.

"I think the setting out here provided good cover for him, and I think that's probably why he chose this location for this setup," said Lt. John Herrell of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.

Lake County deputies arrested 38-year-old Mario Guerra for running the operation. They said they found 2,000 plants. All of it was grown with a sophisticated system of underground irrigation, track lighting and even cooling pumps.

"A lot of marijuana [is] not going to make it to the streets and the neighborhoods in our county. So, we're glad about that," said Herrell.

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