A San Marino man has been arrested for cultivating more than 700 marijuana plants in a sophisticated grow house near the El Monte Airport, police said Tuesday.

Neighbors had reported their suspicions about a townhouse on the 10900 block of Basye Street, with people coming and going at all hours of the night and blacked-out windows.

Detectives staked out the home and pulled over Alexander Moy, 33, of San Marino as he drove away Monday afternoon, said El Monte Police Det. Ralph Batres.

Police obtained a search warrant for the home, where they found at least 700 marijuana plants in different stages of cultivation, along with commercial lighting and temperature control devices.

The operators of the grow house also had cut into the electrical meter to steal power from the utility Southern California Edison, Batres said.