Wind leads police to marijuana-growing operation

[February 13, 2009]  SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) -- Mother Nature helped police uncover a home marijuana-growing operation.

Police said a gust of wind set off a security alarm at a home in western St. Joseph County on Tuesday, prompting Indiana State Police Trooper Mick Dockery to investigate.

Dockery found the back door of the home open. Inside the home, his police dog indicated the presence of drugs. Police found 19 marijuana plants and 40 grams of processed marijuana.

No arrests have been made, but St. Joseph County prosecutors are reviewing possible charges against the homeowners.

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Information from: South Bend Tribune, http://www.southbendtribune.com/

[Associated Press]

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