House fire in Phoenix leads authorities to big stash of marijuana
Feb 7, 2017, 10:04 AM
PHOENIX — A house that caught fire in north Phoenix now is suspected of being part of a marijuana-grow operation.
The Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office said after the blaze was put out, investigators found a sizable cache of marijuana out in the open of the home near 12th Street and Desert Hills Drive, east of Anthem.
An unidentified man who said he was house-sitting was not injured.
Morning house fire at 39023 N. 10th St. found to be a marijuana grow house with possible lab equipment, MCSO detectives are investigating pic.twitter.com/0FLLHn6KXW
— @SgtJEnriquez (@SgtJEnriquez) February 7, 2017
Authorities said a neighbor called in the fire early Monday. Firefighters said the blaze began in the garage then reached the house.
After investigators spotted the marijuana, they got a search warrant and later found what they described as possible lab equipment elsewhere on site.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.