Hikado

This Thursday our community noted a police drug bust at a residential house in our area. Police officers told neighourbouring households the residency was being used as a grow operation for drugs. RCMP officers, city officials from Richmond's public works department, and hydro spent close to five hours confiscating plants from the home.
A police officer went around the neighbourhood collecting information and conducting interviews with anyone living near by the residence.
Everyone living in or around our street thought it was strange how a rather large house could remain vacant without any tenants for so long. Furthermore, one neighbour spoke to me about how bright light could be seen from the house late at night.
We always hear the RCMP launching ads about educating the public on how to identify grow ops in the neighbourhood, but in this case their tips have failed to help residents in this neighbourhood identify and reduce more grow ops from poping up in the municipality.
In the afternoon, I went to do some snooping. It was fascinating to see the inside of a grow op house . From the outside window of the house, any resident could peek in and see large heavy duty wires hanging from the ceilling, well cut out gysum board, remanants of the light system used to help the plants grow quickly, and long silver tubing used in this elaborate grow op set up to redirect toxic fumes from these plants.
Three days after the bust, a strong odor still seeps out of the house. A couple of people were spotting at the house today cleaning and renovating the interior. As I sit in the kitchen, looking out of the window almost every car passing through the neigbourhood has stopped to take a look at this house. It has almost become a local tourist attraction and a source of curiousity for many of the residences living in this small Steveston community.