Crime & Safety
Oregon City Cops, Firefighters Investigate Torched Former Restaurant for Illegal Marijuana Manufacturing
Police say the site of a recent building fire was also home to illegal marijuana production.
A police captain said this week that firefighters discovered a butane hash oil lab inside a vacant Oregon City building that recently caught fire.
Firefighters were dispatched to the blaze the morning of Jan. 6. It was in the now vacant space at 220 Molalla Ave. that was formerly occupied by Oregon City Grille, according to Oregon Live.
A follow-up Oregon Live report this week indicates that police are investigating the space as an illegal marijuana manufacturing operation.
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"... Police haven't made any arrests but that detectives are investigating people of interest," the article said. "Police are investigating unlawful marijuana manufacture and possession — both felony crimes — as well as reckless burning, a misdemeanor."
Cops snagged pot, cannabinoid extract and "evidence of illegal BHO manufacturing."
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