3 charged in underground pot bust in Chattooga County

Monday, June 25, 2012

Arkansas-Kentucky Live Blog

CHATTOOGA COUNTY, GA. -- The people who live on Mill Village Rd. in Lyerly had no idea dozens of marijuana plants were growing nine feet below ground in a complex and sophisticated grow house.

"Never seen anything like it," says Sheriff John Everett. " They went through a lot of work, a lot of trouble, spent a lot of money."

The 9 X 11 subterranean grow house took five months to build. A single ladder led officers to the room which had a ventilation system and a complex water system with a sub pump.

Read more at WRCB.