Ron Strider
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After months of investigation, Colorado police Wednesday arrested three people in connection with a marijuana trafficking ring they say used a Greeley business as a front.
Randall Zandstra, 55, has been involved in crime long enough to earn his own episode on the crime documentary TV series "I (Almost) Got Away With It." Although he once placed ninth in a Las Vegas poker championship, he has faced fraud charges before, and in April 2007 led U.S. marshals on a car chase when they attempted to arrest him on suspicion of marijuana cultivation. He was later sentenced to nine years in prison.
Greeley police Lt. Steve Black, who leads the Weld County Drug Task Force, said police believe Zandstra recently returned to the world of marijuana trafficking. According to Black, Zandstra worked with a Greeley business, Green Thumb Garden Supply, 2380 27th St. in Greeley, to ship batches of marijuana as far away as Florida.
Police raided 15 locations across the Front Range from Brighton to Greeley and Fort Collins related to the case. They also arrested Green Thumb Garden Supply employees Tyler Greco, 28, and Michael Conway, 33, in connection with the case.
Black said Colorado officers went out of state to follow the marijuana shipments, traveling as far afield as Nebraska, Iowa and Ohio. All told, he said, the investigation lasted about four months.
The Weld County Drug Task Force was just one agency involved, Black added. He lauded the North Metro Drug Task Force for its help, as well as the Boulder County Sheriff's office and the Fort Collins Police Department. He also said the U.S. Postal Service and the FBI assisted with the case.
Zandstra, Greco and Conway were all booked into the Weld County Jail Wednesday on suspicion of drug charges.
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Randall Zandstra, 55, has been involved in crime long enough to earn his own episode on the crime documentary TV series "I (Almost) Got Away With It." Although he once placed ninth in a Las Vegas poker championship, he has faced fraud charges before, and in April 2007 led U.S. marshals on a car chase when they attempted to arrest him on suspicion of marijuana cultivation. He was later sentenced to nine years in prison.
Greeley police Lt. Steve Black, who leads the Weld County Drug Task Force, said police believe Zandstra recently returned to the world of marijuana trafficking. According to Black, Zandstra worked with a Greeley business, Green Thumb Garden Supply, 2380 27th St. in Greeley, to ship batches of marijuana as far away as Florida.
Police raided 15 locations across the Front Range from Brighton to Greeley and Fort Collins related to the case. They also arrested Green Thumb Garden Supply employees Tyler Greco, 28, and Michael Conway, 33, in connection with the case.
Black said Colorado officers went out of state to follow the marijuana shipments, traveling as far afield as Nebraska, Iowa and Ohio. All told, he said, the investigation lasted about four months.
The Weld County Drug Task Force was just one agency involved, Black added. He lauded the North Metro Drug Task Force for its help, as well as the Boulder County Sheriff's office and the Fort Collins Police Department. He also said the U.S. Postal Service and the FBI assisted with the case.
Zandstra, Greco and Conway were all booked into the Weld County Jail Wednesday on suspicion of drug charges.
News Moderator: Ron Strider 420 MAGAZINE ®
Full Article: Police say career criminal used Greeley garden store as front for marijuana trafficking | GreeleyTribune.com
Author: Tommy Simmons
Contact: Contact Us | GreeleyTribune.com
Photo Credit: wjar
Website: News Greeley Colorado | GreeleyTribune.com
