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Police say raid netted $4.5 million of marijuana

Friday, Jan. 11, 2013 | 2:18 p.m.

Metro Police released new details Friday about the raid of Spring Valley marijuana grow house, the largest indoor pot bust on record for the agency. In all, investigators found 1,481 plants weighing about 270 pounds, a haul with an estimated street value of $4.5 million, police said. A male and female, who were found hiding near the home, were arrested in connection with the grow operation, but authorities had a difficult time confirming their identities and booked them as John and Jane Doe. Using a national fingerprint database, the suspects were identified as Zheng Biao Chang, 45, and Chen Hui ...

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By TomD1228

Jan. 11, 2013

2:53 p.m.

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By chuck333

Jan. 11, 2013

3:34 p.m.

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I really don't think pot sells for $16,000.00 a pound, but if it does we need to legalize it and tax it. Just think $1,296.00 of tax for each pound at 270 lbs. is $349,920.00. Man that kind of money would sure put a dent in our money problems in this state.
By tom_duh

Jan. 11, 2013

4:35 p.m.

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what do they do with the pot? can we recycle it into the system and fund the city?
By nnose

Jan. 11, 2013

5:10 p.m.

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We're getting beat by the Chinese everywhere we turn. Come on, America! Surely we can do better than the Chinese!
By BRASS (Dale Swanson)

Jan. 11, 2013

5:58 p.m.

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Too bad there is no way to turn the illegal booty into real dollars for the city.
By antigov

Jan. 12, 2013

12:01 p.m.

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The police should sell it and use the money to pay for their next wrongful death lawsuit.
By BG57

Jan. 16, 2013

10:19 p.m.

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Hopefully some day, the 'gubmint' idiots will legalize it and tax it like cigarettes and alcohol.
But that makes WAY too much sense for these idiots to comprehend...