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Golden Gate Estates grow house bust nets $240K in marijuana
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Collier County deputies uncovered 77 marijuana plants and about 3 pounds of loose marijuana with an estimated street value of $240,000 after serving a search warrant Thursday morning in Golden Gate Estates, according to the Sheriff's Office.
A search of the residence at 3980 33rd Ave. N. E., by deputies also turned up marijuana grow equipment with an estimated value of $10,000, reports show. Jobannes Cruz, 33, of Miami, , the sole occupant of the house, was charged at 11:03 p.m. Thursday with trafficking in marijuana and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
Sheriff's Office vice and narcotics investigators received information in June that Cruz was involved with and operating a marijuana grow house at the Golden Gates Estates address. During July, investigators developed probable cause and procured a search warrant for this residence, reports show.
Since January, the Sheriff's Office has shut down 27 suspected marijuana grow houses in Collier County, uncovering a total of 1,510 plants with a combined estimated street value of $4.5 million, according to the Sheriff's Office.
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Gee, I wonder did they get a search warrant this time and did they properly weigh the pot so it won't be tossed out of the courts?
#1 Posted by Native on July 10, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. (Suggest removal)
More than 3000.00 per plant??!!I'm sure many are thinking that is worthing the risk of going to jail for that much money.
#2 Posted by jagv0565 on July 10, 2008 at 3:39 p.m. (Suggest removal)
That seems like a rather inflated figure for 77 plants, I think someone at the sheriffs office is smokin somethin to come up with that figure.
Also, these busts are ruining the economy.
#3 Posted by kneejerk on July 10, 2008 at 4:38 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Actually they are ruining FPL's bottom line.... More price hikes to come!
Side Note: Why don't the cops just sell it and put the money back into the police system to catch more, they now use the other types of property they confiscate.
#4 Posted by theabyss on July 10, 2008 at 5:04 p.m. (Suggest removal)
In accordance with the new law, I only have 24 plants and its cut my electric bill downstream of the meter by $160/mo...that, of course, has no $ charge on my elec. tap in upstream of the meter....Up in Smoke, Chez & Chon...
#5 Posted by Trexler on July 10, 2008 at 7:01 p.m. (Suggest removal)
$240,000 my arse!! Lying pigs.
#6 Posted by myrealname on July 10, 2008 at 7:15 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sell the house and equipment and pave our roads!
#7 Posted by chickendog on July 10, 2008 at 7:36 p.m. (Suggest removal)
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#8 Posted by Flacrkr on July 10, 2008 at 8:03 p.m.
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#9 Posted by myrealname on July 10, 2008 at 8:17 p.m.
I hear a challenge of validity of warrant hitting a judge near you! Starring, Donald Day and Co
#10 Posted by jbum on July 10, 2008 at 8:45 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Girls, calm down! Though not reported the $240K total included the contraband dirt sold from the adjoining lot.
#11 Posted by Gumshoe on July 10, 2008 at 8:51 p.m. (Suggest removal)
"These cops come and try to snatch my crops, these pigs wanna blow my house down..."
#12 Posted by charlietuna82 on July 10, 2008 at 8:58 p.m. (Suggest removal)
burp thats alot plants i wish i know that house before got busted.
#13 Posted by naplesfl89 on July 10, 2008 at 9 p.m. (Suggest removal)
This at a time when the drug labs are racing to produce marijuana based pharmaceuticals to treat cancer, anxiety and other disorders...
Arrest the cops and we will all be better off.
#14 Posted by greathornedlizard on July 10, 2008 at 9:03 p.m. (Suggest removal)
I thought that this stuff made you mellow? Lot of discontent out there!
#15 Posted by chickendog on July 10, 2008 at 9:08 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Let's just have a big bon fire with it, sit around it eating bon bons and forget the whole thing.
#16 Posted by lite_n_up on July 10, 2008 at 10:41 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Chickendog...maybe they lost their stash?
I do hope those conducting the raid followed proper procedures. Hate it when crooks walk free because of technical stuff.
#17 Posted by BlueTonguedVole on July 10, 2008 at 11:26 p.m. (Suggest removal)
How bout some fringe benefits for the workin' man?
#18 Posted by sancho on July 10, 2008 at 11:54 p.m. (Suggest removal)
Sounds like another possible illegal here in this country to do a job our citizens won't do!
#19 Posted by swampparadise on July 11, 2008 at 5:21 a.m. (Suggest removal)
Did they hear a chopper maybe sporting a FLIR a night or two before?
#20 Posted by ccso_id on July 11, 2008 at 10:08 a.m. (Suggest removal)
were you flying it tdavis?...lol
#21 Posted by Colliercounty0101 on July 11, 2008 at 11:58 a.m. (Suggest removal)
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