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<img align="left" src="https://www.420times.com/gallery/data/641/Update.gif" border="0" style="margin-right:6px" alt="" width="80" height="80" /><font face="Impact"><font size="6"><font color="Gray">E</font></font></font>ight more people have been charged in connection with last week's $24 million marijuana bust, in which nearly 7,000 marijuana plants were found in 11 upscale homes, police said.
The defendants -- 11 in all -- include a mother and son and a husband and wife.
One of the defendants was found hiding on a roof, a detective said. Eight are Vietnamese. One is Laotian. One is in the country illegally and faces deportation once his case is resolved.
All of the defendants have been charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute. Some were held Monday without bail, and some were released with restrictive conditions.
Most of the defendants said they could not afford their own attorney or speak English. Few had family members or friends in the courtroom when they appeared for hearings. It is also unclear how the men and women are connected and whether the investigation will reveal a wider operation.
The homes where the plants were found were pricey, many worth nearly $400,000, and in nice neighborhoods including Hopkinton, Canterbury, Concord and Pembroke.
The homes were listed as being owned by Vietnamese men or women, many of whom gave the same Revere, Mass., addresses to mortgage companies. Some of the sales went though the same mortgage company and realtor.
The police made their first arrest in October when a fire at a Hooksett home led to the discovery of $2.7 million worth of marijuana plants, the police said. The home's electrical wires, which had been rerouted to bypass a meter, had started the fire.
Newshawk: User - 420 Magazine
Source: Concord Monitor
Pubdate: 19 December 2006
Copyright: 2006 Concord Monitor
Contact: https://www.cmonitor.com/
Website: https://www.cmonitor.com/
The defendants -- 11 in all -- include a mother and son and a husband and wife.
One of the defendants was found hiding on a roof, a detective said. Eight are Vietnamese. One is Laotian. One is in the country illegally and faces deportation once his case is resolved.
All of the defendants have been charged with conspiracy to possess marijuana with the intent to distribute. Some were held Monday without bail, and some were released with restrictive conditions.
Most of the defendants said they could not afford their own attorney or speak English. Few had family members or friends in the courtroom when they appeared for hearings. It is also unclear how the men and women are connected and whether the investigation will reveal a wider operation.
The homes where the plants were found were pricey, many worth nearly $400,000, and in nice neighborhoods including Hopkinton, Canterbury, Concord and Pembroke.
The homes were listed as being owned by Vietnamese men or women, many of whom gave the same Revere, Mass., addresses to mortgage companies. Some of the sales went though the same mortgage company and realtor.
The police made their first arrest in October when a fire at a Hooksett home led to the discovery of $2.7 million worth of marijuana plants, the police said. The home's electrical wires, which had been rerouted to bypass a meter, had started the fire.
Newshawk: User - 420 Magazine
Source: Concord Monitor
Pubdate: 19 December 2006
Copyright: 2006 Concord Monitor
Contact: https://www.cmonitor.com/
Website: https://www.cmonitor.com/
