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Police uncover large marijuana grow operation in California Borough

CALIFORNIA, Pa. — Police weren't even expecting to find drugs when they first went to a California home – all they were doing was looking for the man who lived there.

Duncan Evans was supposed to face a judge last week in another case. When he didn't show up, a warrant was issued for his arrest.

Officers didn't find Evans when they checked his Park Street house but they grew to suspect it was home to a drug operation.

On 10/27/2017 California Borough Police assisted Washington County Adult Probation in serving an arrest warrant on...

Posted by California Borough Police Department on Thursday, November 2, 2017

They say they found 24 growing marijuana plants, as well as 19 dead and drying plants they believe were being prepared for sale.

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Police say that's not all –  they found stamp bags of suspected heroin being sold under the names Notorious, Stay High, Ride or Die and Lake of the Dead.

Evans now has a new court date, and is in the Washington County Jail. His girlfriend, Amanda Rossi, is also facing charges.