Suspected illegal pot grow busted in eastern Pueblo County, detectives acted on tip

Fifty-two marijuana plants worth an estimated $156,000 were seized Wednesday in a suspected illegal grow operation in eastern Pueblo County.

Narcotics detectives with the sheriff’s office, acting on a tip, went to a home in the 1900 block of 58th Lane and discovered marijuana growing in an occupied home on the property, according to a news release. They also found plants in an unoccupied residence on the same lot.

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