Fire reveals grow operation

Published 12:00pm Monday, June 15, 2009
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A marijuana grow operation may be to blame for a fire that damaged a Fergus Falls home Friday afternoon.

A residence at 504 West Spruce was heavily damaged by the fire, which was reported shortly before noon. According to police, after the fire was extinguished, authorities located marijuana plants near a heat lamp in a second level crawl space. After obtaining a search warrant, police seized marijuana plants, scales and paraphernalia, as well as a large amount of cash. Daniel Harry Gail, 48, the resident of the house, was arrested; a fifth degree controlled substance charge is pending with the Otter Tail County Attorney’s Office.

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