Apple Valley Couple Arrested on Suspicion of Growing Marijuana Plants
A couple was arrested on drug charges in Apple Valley by police after they found $476,000 worth of marijuana growing inside their home, the North County Times reports. Police arrested Robert Kime, 48 and 52-year-old Rebecca Kime. Charges are pending as officials investigate the incident.
According to the news report, officials obtained a search warrant for the home after suspicious neighbors tipped off the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies who went to inspect the home located in an unincorporated area of Apple Valley reportedly saw the marijuana plants and the elaborate growing operation through a window. Investigators confiscated 136 marijuana plants from the home.
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