Authorities Find Marijuana Grow Operation At Miami Mall
Monday, August 25, 2008 – updated: 10:11 am EDT August 25, 2008
MIAMI -- The Mall of the Americas in Miami was home to a business not usually found among the food courts, retail stores and movie theaters of similar locations: a hydroponic nursery with more than 200 marijuana plants.
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"That's bad. I don't want my kids around that. Bro, that's a first," said shopper Fonsy Martinez.Federal agents seized the plants on Friday. The grow operation was found deep in a storeroom at the mall. Authorities say the growers used the mall's electricity to power their equipment, adding the flimsy wiring could have caused a fire. Agents would not say how the drugs were found, and no arrests have been made.
SLIDESHOW: Images From The SceneARCHIVE: Read Recent Marijuana-Related Reports"That's bad. I don't want my kids around that. Bro, that's a first," said shopper Fonsy Martinez.Federal agents seized the plants on Friday. The grow operation was found deep in a storeroom at the mall. Authorities say the growers used the mall's electricity to power their equipment, adding the flimsy wiring could have caused a fire. Agents would not say how the drugs were found, and no arrests have been made.
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