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veggie

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[NY] Million-dollar pot operation busted
#13349812 - 10/17/10 07:59 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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Million-dollar pot operation busted October 17, 2010 - steubencourier.com
 Dozens of less-mature marijuana plants were located in one of the cultivation rooms of an underground marijuana-growing operation on Clinton Road in the Town of Cameron.
Cameron, NY — Authorities on Thursday took down a lucrative marijuana-growing operation located in the basement of a woodworking business on Clinton Road in the Town of Cameron.
A husband and wife were charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana in connection with the sophisticated operation, which was worth “easily a million dollars,” Steuben County Sheriff Joel Ordway said.
“A lot of product comes out of here,” Ordway said.
Approximately 152 marijuana plants and trays of pot buds were seized at the home and business owned by Deborah A. Hassler, 49, and Charles W. Hassler, 50, the sheriff’s department said.
The growing operation was located in the basement of the building. Charles Hassler’s high-end woodworking business, Grizzly Mountain Woodworks, is located on the ground floor of the building, with the couple’s living quarters on the top floor.
The couple are originally from Philadelphia and built the building approximately two years ago. Ordway said the building was constructed around the growing operation.
The hydroponic operation involved several rooms and a computer system that measured the temperature, the humidity and other vitals in the growing rooms.
The marijuana plants were planted in one room, then moved to a cultivation room that featured a high-tech water and lamp system. The lamp system was rigged to the ceiling by pulleys, allowing the lamps to mimic sunlight patterns.
A second cultivation room was similar to the first but housed more-mature plants. A final room was used to dry the marijuana. The drying room received heat via a vent system hooked up to the lamps in the cultivation rooms. The air was then expended outside, with a filter masking the smell of marijuana.
The operation produced several different varieties of marijuana, and the sophisticated system helped yield a large quantity of marijuana.
Authorities said they did not know how many people may have purchased marijuana produced by the Clinton Road operation.
The bust was the result of a month-long investigation. The sheriff’s office was assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration and the Steuben County District Attorney’s Drug Initiative team.
Tips helped lead to the arrests.
Charles Hassler was sent to Steuben County Jail on $5,000 bail. Deborah Hassler was released on her own recognizance. They will appear Nov. 10 in Avoca Justice Court.
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Le_Canard
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Re: [NY] Million-dollar pot operation busted [Re: veggie]
#13349829 - 10/17/10 08:02 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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All those lovely plants gone to waste....
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WonkierBubble
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Re: [NY] Million-dollar pot operation busted [Re: Le_Canard]
#13350155 - 10/17/10 09:28 PM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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The better headline would read: "A couple lives are ruined because of a law that will be obsolete in less than 20 years' time."
Edited by WonkierBubble (10/17/10 09:28 PM)
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Sykey
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Re: [NY] Million-dollar pot operation busted [Re: WonkierBubble]
#13350677 - 10/18/10 12:23 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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"Tips helped lead to the arrests. "
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xswaveyx
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Re: [NY] Million-dollar pot operation busted [Re: Sykey]
#13351583 - 10/18/10 09:41 AM (13 years, 7 months ago) |
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