NLV police arrest 2, take 300 pot plants in drug bust
FILE -- In this file photo taken April 4, 2013, marijuana plant starts are seen at a growing facility in Seattle. One of the U.S. Justice Department's top concerns in allowing Washington and Colorado to move forward with plans to legalize and tax marijuana sales is seeing that the states keep criminals out of the industry. But the DOJ itself is refusing to let Washington run national background checks on those applying to run legal pot businesses, The Associated Press has learned, and those who have received the first legal pot licenses have done so without going through a national background check. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File)
About 300 plants were found and two arrests were made Tuesday afternoon during a North Las Vegas marijuana bust.
Officers responded between noon and 1 p.m. Tuesday to serve a search warrant at a home in the 5200 block of Cardinal Flower, near North Pecos and East Washburn roads, according to North Las Vegas police spokesman Aaron Patty.
Police received a tip about the grow house from a neighbor, Patty said. North Las Vegas police made two arrests identified only as two males. No other information was available from police.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
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