Third operation shut down in the last four days, according to the sheriff's office ...more

December 10, 2009

Suspect accused of diverting more than $300 worth of electricity to hide operation ...more

December 9, 2009

Three men have been indicted on charges they conducted marijuana grow operations in six houses in Pasco and Pinellas counties. ...more

October 23, 2009

Hillsborough County deputies say they seized about 105 pounds of marijuana from a home Monday and arrested four Tampa residents on drug-related and other charges. ...more

April 14, 2009

A Tampa man kept 76 marijuana plants in a house, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

April 10, 2009

A 36-year-old Plant City man is under arrest for running a marijuana grow operation on his property, Hillsborough County deputies say. ...more

April 1, 2009

Investigators found a marijuana grow house in Brandon with 38 marijuana plants inside, Hillsborough County deputies say. Deputies arrested Jesse Lynn Turpen, 51, who lives in the home at 1804 Derbywood Drive. ...more

March 31, 2009

Three men. Hundreds of marijuana plants. One big bust. ...more

March 26, 2009

A narcotics detective kept seeing the same black Ford F-150 pickup truck parked behind Simply Hydroponics, a business that sells grow lights, nutrients and other products designed for indoor agriculture. ...more

March 18, 2009

Monday's raid of five connected warehouses in Palm Harbor not only revealed hundreds of marijuana plants and several thousand dollars, but it also led to a second location, where more drugs and money were found, Pinellas sheriff's authorities said. ...more

March 10, 2009