Dead Body Helps Police Uncover Pot Operation in Edina Home: 2012 in Review

Edina Patch covered a lot of different stories, topics and events throughout 2012. That said, there were a few that stood out as the most interesting, important, touching or possibly infamous to our readers.

And as we near the end of 2012, we're looking back at those articles. The following is one of those stories.

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The Edina Police Department investigated a massive marijuana-growing operation inside of an Edina home, after receiving a call of a dead 37-year-old male at the residence.

Sgt. Brian Tholen said police were called to a home in the 4200 block of West 50th Street on Tuesday evening, Oct. 30, on a report of a death. Authorities reportedly found close to 30 marijuana plants and powerful grow lamps inside of the home. The Southwest Hennepin Drug Task Force lead the investigation, which the death is part of.

Tholen wasn't able to provide additional details on the case. He could not confirm whether the Task Force's investigation had been taking place before the man's death.

"We're openly investigating this one," he said.

Read the remainder of the story here.

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