1,300 marijuana plants found in Jurupa Valley grow house

JURUPA VALLEY – More than 1,300 marijuana plants and 13½ pounds of the drug were seized from an unoccupied grow house in Jurupa Valley, a sheriff’s sergeant said Saturday.

A tipster led members of a drug task force to investigate a home in the 6600 block of Ametrine Court. A search warrant was served on Friday afternoon, according to Riverside County sheriff’s Sgt. Justin Rowan.

No one was arrested in connection with the indoor grow house.

Task force members determined that the home was remodeled to cultivate and process marijuana. About $4,500 worth of electricity a month was bypassed around the meter, according to Rowan.

In addition to the 1,355 marijuana plants deputies also found digital scales, packaging materials and other evidence, Rowan said.

Deputies aske anyone with information about the Jurupa Valley home to call Deputy Steven Lycopolus of the sheriff’s Jurupa Valley station at (951) 955-2600.