From Sun Herald
BILOXI — Three men are accused of running an elaborate marijuana grow operation in a home on Club Moss Circle and distributing the illegal drug.
Their arrests led to the seizure of about 20 pounds of pot, 504 marijuana plants and related paraphernalia, said Capt. Troy Peterson of the Coastal Narcotics Enforcement Team.
Officials identified them as Tam Van Nguyen, 34, who lives at the house, and Luyen Van Le, 25, of Nassau Drive in Biloxi and Tin Tri Nguyen, 23, of Groveland Road in Ocean Springs.
Tam Van Nguyen, 34, was arrested May 14 on two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and a charge of cultivate marijuana. COURTESY COASTAL NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM Luyen Van Le, 25, was arrested May 14 on two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and a charge of cultivating marijuana. COURTESY COASTAL NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM Tin Tri Nguyen, 23, was arrested May 14 on two counts of possession of marijuana with intent to distribute and a charge of cultivating marijuana. COURTESY COASTAL NARCOTICS ENFORCEMENT TEAM
“We estimate they were harvesting about $50,000 in marijuana every three months,” Peterson said. “They were growing high levels of THC marijuana, not hydroponic, but with the best nutrients a plant can get.”
“Every room in the two-story house, except for the living room, was used for growing marijuana. Even the bathrooms.”
CNET agents arrested them Wednesday night after traffic stops on Jam Lane. Agents performing surveillance followed the men as they left the house in two vehicles and pulled them over.
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