Marijuana found growing in swimming pool after police raid on Pennsylvania home

Saturday, October 5, 2019
FRANKLIN TWP, Pa. -- Police in western Pennsylvania found truckloads of marijuana growing in an unlikely location.

Officers raided a home in Beaver County on Friday, finding a huge crop of plants inside what used to be a swimming pool.
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Then, it all went up in smoke.

Police took the $100,000 worth of plants and burned them.

"It's the first time for us. Usually in a rural area they put it in amongst the cornfields," said Chief Rudy Harkins.
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Officers also found piping for irrigation.

To those who would question the officers' actions, saying "it's only pot," the police chief said: "It's still illegal in Pennsylvania, and we're doing our job."



Charges are pending against two people.
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