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Drug investigators discovered more than 45 pounds of pot after a man yelling during an Easter Egg brought deputies to the residence Saturday evening, authorities said.

(Clark County Sheriff's Office)

An Easter egg hunt was underway in a Salmon Creek neighborhood Saturday evening when a man started yelling that his roommates planned to shoot him, according to Clark County authorities.

The odd events, according to the Clark County Sheriff's Office, led investigators to making a big pot bust and three arrests.

The screaming started about 6 p.m., prompting deputies to respond, Clark County Sheriff's Commander John Horch said in a news release. When the deputies arrived at the residence, they found a significant marijuana operation that wasn't licensed in Washington, Horch said. Recreational pot is legal in Washington, but selling it from home isn't.

The pot-selling was done through the home, in the 13000 block of Northeast Third Court, Horch said, and investigators believe the weed was sold across the country. Detectives obtained a warrant to search the home and four cars. They found 45 pounds of pot, valued at $202,000, Horch said.

Investigators also seized more than $108,000 in suspected drug profits, documents related to marijuana trafficking and five cars either used as part of the operation or purchased with drug money, according to Horch. Detectives didn't find any guns.

Investigators arrested Charles J. Yorkovich, 24, of Vancouver, on an accusation of possessing a controlled substance with the intent to deliver. He was booked into the Clark County Jail.

Two others, Joseph E. Sullivan, 24, and Jordan M. Long, 27, both of Vancouver, were arrested on felony drug warrants from Missouri, Horch said. They also were booked in the county jail.

-- Rebecca Woolington

503-294-4049; @rwoolington