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Staten Island Brothers Busted For This Beautiful Pot Growhouse
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Jaya Saxena
Published Mar 2, 2011
Modified Mar 2, 2011
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Keith Harrington, 47, and his brother Craig, 49, were arrested yesterday morning for running a $1 million a year marijuana operation after cops raided their Staten Island home and discovered this beautiful growhouse. Just look at those verdant greens! So lush! Police seized 376 marijuana plants along with various paraphernalia used to grow the plants, and the brothers and Craig's 18-year-old son were arrested on various drug charges.
Homeowner Keith Harrigan was also charged with grand larceny after police discovered he had rigged the electricity system to bypass ConEd's meter, stealing about $147,000 in electricity. One source told the Post, “It was a massive enterprise that you could never tell from the outside. It looked like a jungle in there." Pot hides in the strangest places.
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