A New York City marshal arrived at 2701 Marion Avenue in the Fordham section of the Bronx at about 10 a.m. on Monday, 19 October 2026, to evict tenants and found an apartment holding a large cannabis grow operation.[1] The NYPD called the New York City Sheriff’s Office to assess the apartment, which Sheriff Edwin Raymond said held an illegal marijuana grow house.[1]

Officers confiscated 30 adult cannabis plants and numerous bags of marijuana from the flat.[1] No figure was published for the weight of the marijuana in the bags, and there was no count of how many people had been living in or running the flat.[2] By Monday night workers were carrying the plants and growing equipment out of the building.[2]

Neighbours had complained for months about the smell; the woman next door, Evelyn Arredondo, said she called the Fire Department of New York about four months earlier because she feared a gas leak, and firefighters found nothing.[1] FDNY crews returned with hazardous materials trucks once the grow was found, and residents said they feared fire or an explosion in a building where families live.[2] The discovery revived memories of a 2016 explosion at an illegal grow house in the Bronx that killed FDNY Battalion Chief Michael Fahy.[2]

Sheriff Raymond said his office would keep disrupting operations that threaten public safety and health.[2] The investigation was continuing and no arrests had been made.[1] The building superintendent said the tenants were behind on rent; neighbours said they saw several men coming and going from the flat but could not identify them.[2]