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Out-Of-State Organization Busted For Illegal Marijuana Grow Operation

MONUMENT, Colo. (CBS4) - Police in Monument found a marijuana grow operation just 500 feet from an elementary school.

Neighbors say they've been trying to get agents to raid the residence near Prairie Wind Elementary School for the past year.

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Investigators put all the illegal pot in a massive pile in front of the home. They say an out-of-state organization was illegally growing the marijuana.

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It's not clear how many people were arrested.

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