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Naperville drug arrest leads to $1 million in pot

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Authorities found more than $1 million worth of marijuana that was part of a "sophisticated" growing operation at a Chicago home. Police say they were led to the discovery after they arrested the homeowner on separate drug charges in Naperville Thursday.

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Authorities found more than $1 million worth of marijuana that was part of a "sophisticated" growing operation at a Chicago home. Police say they were led to the discovery after they arrested the homeowner on separate drug charges in Naperville Thursday.

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Authorities found more than $1 million worth of marijuana that was part of a "sophisticated" growing operation at a Chicago home. Police say they were led to the discovery after they arrested the homeowner on separate drug charges in Naperville Thursday.

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Authorities found more than $1 million worth of marijuana that was part of a "sophisticated" growing operation at a Chicago home. Police say they were led to the discovery after they arrested the homeowner on separate drug charges in Naperville Thursday.

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The arrest of a man on drug charges in Naperville this week led to the discovery of more than $1 million in homegrown marijuana at the man's Chicago residence, police said Friday. A search warrant executed later at the suspect's house in Chicago uncovered a "sophisticated" marijuana growing operation, authorities said.