Deputies find about $2 million worth of pot inside Humble home

HUMBLE, TX (KTRK) -- Harris County Sheriff's deputies discovered nearly $2 million worth of marijuana plants at a home in Humble Tuesday night.

Deputies discovered nearly 500 marijuana plants with a street value of almost $2 million at a home in the 7000 block of Dewberry Shores Lane.

Sandra Kirtley lives next door.

"We had smelled something in the backyard two different times and then one of my daughters said it sure smells funny, it doesn't smell like anything cooking," she said.

But plenty was growing in that house.

Deputies were led to the home after a service technician with the electric company noticed the power source had been tampered with and someone was stealing electricity.

"They had dug underground and connected with the underground electricity," Kirtley said.

Kirtley is glad all of this is out of her neighborhood now and hopes the culprit is held accountable. She said she has only seen one person at this this house every now and then over the last year.

So far, no one has been arrested.