False Alarm Becomes Drug Bust

CLEVELAND
Published: April 26, 2005

A false alarm in East Cleveland turned into a drug bust for police. Cleveland police say that after receiving a call that a burglar alarm had been tripped, they arrived at the home to find the homeowner safe, but partaking in a large stash of marijuana.

The Plain Dealer reports that police responding to a burglar alarm on April 22, greeted by the woman who lived at the house, who explained the alarm was tripped accidentally. However, officers then noticed a strong odor of marijuana on the woman.

After obtaining a search warrant, narcotics detectives confiscated a large amount of marijuana, several weapons and more than $100,000 in cash and took the 31-year-old woman into custody.

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