Indoor pot operation busted in Prunedale

The discovery was made Tuesday after deputies said they learned about the operation at a home in the 7600 block of Chester Drive and a search warrant was issued.

It is the third indoor marijuana operation discovered in Prunedale in the past month.

The 303 marijuana plants seized Tuesday were growing in various stages in what deputies described as a sophisticated hydroponic system. The electricity meter to the home was bypassed, deputies said.

Jesse John Crow, 33, was being sought in connection to the raid, and he and faces charges of felony marijuana cultivation and grand theft, deputies said.

On Jan. 19, deputies seized about 340 marijuana plants and 35 pounds of processed marijuana from indoor operations at 8754 Woodland Heights Lane and 8651 Woodland Heights Court in Prunedale. Four people were arrested.