Unfortunately, grow ops are a menace of particular concern to Greater Vancouver, and Burnaby sees its fair share too. The amazing thing is that many people have this misconcenption that grow ops are housed in homes far away from their neighbours, and run by druglords themselves.
On the contrary, grow ops have been found in the most respectable neighbourhoods in the city. Even upscale areas like Westwood Plateau have had grow ops amidst their affluence. And many of the residents living in grow ops are seemingly normal people. Familes with youngsters, married couples, etc. Sometimes these people are innocent victims of the grow op problem, renting a floor in a home that houses a grow op in the basement suite. Other times they receive reduced rent for living in a grow op, whereby they live on one floor and the grow op occurs on another floor. Their role is to simply provide a lived in, family look to the home.
Since we want to keep Edmonds as safe and trouble free as possible, especially as it develops and expands, here is a colourful look at what goes on inside a grow op, and the hazards grow ops pose to our neighbourhood.
http://www.collingwoodcpc.com/growbusters-gallery2004.htm
Hopefully these pictures drive home the importance of keeping ourselves aware of the crime out there so that we can recognize it and report it. Only then will it go away.
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