West Vancouver police are investigating a sizable marijuana grow-op in a Caulfield area home.
Police responded to a call Tuesday afternoon for a report of a gas odour coming from the home on the 4600-block of Woodgreen Drive - a home police were already familiar with because of a Health Canada licence to grow up to 161 medicinal marijuana plants on site.
Fortis BC technicians found and secured a gas leak in the home but West Vancouver officers, who accompanied them to check that the leak didn't present a hazard to anyone else in the home, found the grow-op was about five times too big.
Officers came back on Wednesday with a search warrant and found 810 suspected pot plants and 62 ounces of bud prepackaged in half-pound bags.
"The investigation is ongoing to determine if we can be in a position to identify a suspect and proceed with charges," said Const. Jeff Palmer, West Vancouver police spokesman.
The occupant with the Health Canada licence and the homeowner are not the same person, Palmer said.
The value of the stash could be $240,000, according to police.
Under the West Vancouver's controlled substances nuisance bylaw, homeowners face billing for all police, fire and bylaw Services costs related to the investigation.
