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economist suntribune crime thursday june 13 2002 15 cops bust 100th pot house in york region by roger varley staff writer det mike klimm was not amused by a suggestion york regional police should have brought balloons to mark the 100th raid of marijuana growing operation this year the raid carried out at a house on elston court a quiet culdesac in richmond hills don head area never theless had some elements of a party a dozen or so officers from around the province currently on a drug train ing course at the ontario police college on hand to observe the raid by the york regional police drug unit posed for a group photo in front of the pot house inside the garage the walls were cov ered with paintings of cartoon characters done by a previous owner at the side of the driveway was a house sign bearing a drawing of snoopy carrying a brass 7 number seven wasnt very lucky for them quipped detsgt garyminer inside the house however the dam age resulting from the illegal growing operation was substantial black mould grew on the walls of what had been the front living room the ceiling in the kitchen was bubbled and cracked by seeping water holes were cut into floors and walls to allow installation of wiring plumbing and ventilation ducts the inhabitants of the house which police said was rented had also cut a door leading from the back of the garage into the house to allow the marijuana to be loaded into vehicles unobserved in the basement were hundreds of mature plants and all the usual para phernalia used in such operations marking the 100th bust however was both a testimonial to the success of police in uncovering the illegal grow houses there were 89 such raids in york region in all of 2001 and an indication of the proliferation of the crime detsgt miner said the increase in the number of raids on marijuana oper ations has its down side its losing its momentum in the media he said neighbours however credited media coverage of pot houses for uncovering the operation on elston court peter arid pauline rood who live a few houses away said neighbours became suspicious because the occu pants were rarely seen the grass on the front lawn was unkempt and they rarely saw garbage or a blue box put out for collection they said newspaper articles and television shows alerted them what to look for mrs rood said they persuaded another neighbour to call police with their suspicions camp mcnat 410 goldhawk trail 1 block s steeles 1 block w mccowan summer day camp july 2 august 23 monday to friday 7 am 6pm 8500 per week ages 41 1 registration dates june 14 7pm 9pm june 15 10am 12noon 4162999592 snacks provided day trips and transportation included activities include games crafts sports sponsored by st michael the archangel jennifer dowell who lives next door to the pot house was also suspicious i once saw one guy weedwhacking his lawn she said and i saw a silver car one day but i never saw them use the front door their blue box was always on the front porch and there was always the same light on one thing the neighbours might have been looking for was not evident at this house unlike many marijuana opera tions where the windows are blacked out to prevent anyone looking inside the windows of the house of elston court were dressed with lace curtains det klimm pointed out however that all was not as it appeared behind the lace curtains dummy walls had been erected about two feet from the windows to fool prying eyes theyre starting to do this now said det klimm no one was present at the house when the raid took place 5 iwmf inserts for spv r s m thursday june 13 2002 canadian tire assante capital the bay lawn garden iga management price chopper future shop iga stoufrvme sears the era banner cliffords haulage market shopper drug weston produce todays homes wheels n boards mart toys r us henrys cameras loving care for ap home depot k jamson seniors ap pharmacy fathers day edmund zellers home depot pharmacy selected areas only no one delivers 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