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Columbia, New Jersey Marijuana Cultivation Arrest

By Lependorf & Silverstein

Police arrested two men for New Jersey marijuana cultivation and operating a marijuana growing facility in Columbia. According to a Pocono Record article, authorities seized 124 marijuana plants and five pounds of processed marijuana, all with a street value of about $258,000. The incident began when police served an arrest warrant for 25-year-old Mark Hines. While there, officers saw a pot plant and got a search warrant for the whole house. During their search, officers found two indoor marijuana growing rooms, three guns, $3,685 in cash and drug paraphernalia. Keith Hines, 28, the owner of the house, was arrested in his place of work. Both the men were charged with maintaining or operating a controlled dangerous substance production facility, manufacturing drugs and other drug charges...continue to full post

Full post as published by New Jersey Criminal Defense Blog on June 23, 2009 (boomark / email).