In mid-January, an unsuspecting community was stunned to find out that one of the homes in their neighborhood was being used to grow marijuana. In August and September of last year, over 40 similar drug busts took place, exposing a San Francisco based crime syndicate's latest twist on drug trafficking and dealing.

"'Our theory is they're picking newer neighborhoods because of the relative anonymity. They know the neighbors don't know each other as well as they would in established neighborhoods.'"

Growers often pay as much as $750,000 for houses in new subdivisions, the literally gut the home to make room for the marijuana plants. It's an elaborate operation, but as the public becomes more aware, officials are hoping neighborhoods will no longer be safe locations for these indoor marijuana fields. Read more at USAToday.com.

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