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by Melissa Bailey | September 9, 2009 9:36 PM
(Updated) Cops swept in on a Dwight Street home Wednesday after neighbors reported seeing marijuana plants growing on the roof.
One man was arrested and a half-million dollars of pot were seized during the bust at at 109 Dwight St., said police spokesman Officer Joe Avery.
Acting on a neighbor’s tip, cops arrived at the multi-family home around 2 p.m. They looked on the roof and, sure enough, they found 16 marijuana plants. The fire department removed them.
The building has 9 apartments, so it wasn’t clear who was growing the reefer — until a man happened to come home. When he saw the narcotics cops, he “started running,” Avery said. The man was quickly apprehended.
A drug-sniffing confirmed cops’ suspicion: The man’s apartment reeked of marijuana.
Cops applied for a search warrant to look inside. Three hours later, they returned with the warrant. Inside his apartment, they found a half-million dollars worth of marijuana, Avery said. The man, who’s 34, was arrested.
In the main living room, cops seized 376 starter marijuana plants weighing a total of six pounds, heating and growing lamps, ventilation fans, marijuana seeds, and incriminating photos.
Inside a hidden room, cops found an elaborate growing operation with 58 mature pot plants weighing nearly seven pounds, along with more grow lights and fans.
The suspect was charged with seven crimes, including operating a drug factory and possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell within 1500 feet of a school.
The total weight of all plants seized was 24.13 pounds.
Posted by: Patriot | September 10, 2009 2:45 PM
How do they put a price tag on that product. They take the entire plant, root ball and stalk included, and weight it out to just under 25lbs. 500,000 divided by 25 equals $20,000 per pound. If they include the clones and seedlings into the estimate then the handful of seeds I have make me a multi-millionaire.
Posted by: Lt. John Velleca | September 10, 2009 7:08 PM
There were a total of 452 plants siezed. Each adult plant can yield a pound or so of marijuana. In New Haven, marijuana (non-hydro) sells for about $3,000.00 a pound. Roughly, that seizure is actually around 1.35 million. We base the estimate on the value of mature plants. Hope that helps clarify some things for you.
by Melissa Bailey | September 9, 2009 9:36 PM
(Updated) Cops swept in on a Dwight Street home Wednesday after neighbors reported seeing marijuana plants growing on the roof.
One man was arrested and a half-million dollars of pot were seized during the bust at at 109 Dwight St., said police spokesman Officer Joe Avery.
Acting on a neighbor’s tip, cops arrived at the multi-family home around 2 p.m. They looked on the roof and, sure enough, they found 16 marijuana plants. The fire department removed them.
The building has 9 apartments, so it wasn’t clear who was growing the reefer — until a man happened to come home. When he saw the narcotics cops, he “started running,” Avery said. The man was quickly apprehended.
A drug-sniffing confirmed cops’ suspicion: The man’s apartment reeked of marijuana.
Cops applied for a search warrant to look inside. Three hours later, they returned with the warrant. Inside his apartment, they found a half-million dollars worth of marijuana, Avery said. The man, who’s 34, was arrested.
In the main living room, cops seized 376 starter marijuana plants weighing a total of six pounds, heating and growing lamps, ventilation fans, marijuana seeds, and incriminating photos.
Inside a hidden room, cops found an elaborate growing operation with 58 mature pot plants weighing nearly seven pounds, along with more grow lights and fans.
The suspect was charged with seven crimes, including operating a drug factory and possession of a controlled substance with intent to sell within 1500 feet of a school.
The total weight of all plants seized was 24.13 pounds.
Posted by: Patriot | September 10, 2009 2:45 PM
How do they put a price tag on that product. They take the entire plant, root ball and stalk included, and weight it out to just under 25lbs. 500,000 divided by 25 equals $20,000 per pound. If they include the clones and seedlings into the estimate then the handful of seeds I have make me a multi-millionaire.
Posted by: Lt. John Velleca | September 10, 2009 7:08 PM
There were a total of 452 plants siezed. Each adult plant can yield a pound or so of marijuana. In New Haven, marijuana (non-hydro) sells for about $3,000.00 a pound. Roughly, that seizure is actually around 1.35 million. We base the estimate on the value of mature plants. Hope that helps clarify some things for you.
