Estimated value of marijuana $7.4 million
RAYMOND - Law enforcement confiscated nearly a ton of marijuana Monday in Raymond, filling a county dump truck.
In total, approximately 1,850 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of $7.4 million was confiscated from a residence, and a Raymond man was taken into custody, according to law enforcement.
It was the result of what Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said is the largest drug bust in Racine County he can remember and possibly in the county's history. It was conducted in collaboration with the Greenfield Police Department and Milwaukee High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a multijurisdictional drug investigation unit.
"This is a great example of law enforcement collaborating," Schmaling said.
After learning from a confidential informant about possible drugs in Raymond and determining there was probable cause, law enforcement were issued a search warrant, officials said. Then at about 7 a.m. Monday a law enforcement team searched the residence at 2743 76th St. in Raymond, just south of Raymond Elementary School.
It was so close to the school, Schmaling said that when he was collecting evidence, "I could hear children playing on the playground."
There, law enforcement arrested John Gay, 44, of Raymond, for keeping a drug house, manufacturing drugs and possession with the intent to deliver, Schmaling said.
Along with nearly a ton of marijuana, they found approximately $100,000 in cash and several guns, Schmaling said. Some of the marijuana was in a pole barn on the property. Other marijuana was growing on the property away from the road, with some plants up to 10 feet tall, Schmaling said.
It was all put into large black garbage bags, which filled a county public works dump truck that was called in to transport the marijuana. To make it all fit in one truck, Investigators even had to stomp it down to fit, said Sgt. Dennis Basley, the Racine County Metro Drug Unit supervisor.
Two more dump trucks were brought out to collect equipment allegedly used for marijuana processing, such as dehumidifiers and humidifiers, according to law enforcement.
The dump truck packed full of marijuana was delivered Monday to the Racine County Sheriff's Office substation, 14116 Washington Ave., and in the next few weeks, law enforcement said they will be destroying it by burning it.
Although they have arrested one person, Schmaling said, the investigation is still ongoing.
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Pretty sad, almost had his harvest off, then gets busted. Sucks.
RAYMOND - Law enforcement confiscated nearly a ton of marijuana Monday in Raymond, filling a county dump truck.
In total, approximately 1,850 pounds of marijuana with an estimated value of $7.4 million was confiscated from a residence, and a Raymond man was taken into custody, according to law enforcement.
It was the result of what Racine County Sheriff Christopher Schmaling said is the largest drug bust in Racine County he can remember and possibly in the county's history. It was conducted in collaboration with the Greenfield Police Department and Milwaukee High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area, a multijurisdictional drug investigation unit.
"This is a great example of law enforcement collaborating," Schmaling said.
After learning from a confidential informant about possible drugs in Raymond and determining there was probable cause, law enforcement were issued a search warrant, officials said. Then at about 7 a.m. Monday a law enforcement team searched the residence at 2743 76th St. in Raymond, just south of Raymond Elementary School.
It was so close to the school, Schmaling said that when he was collecting evidence, "I could hear children playing on the playground."
There, law enforcement arrested John Gay, 44, of Raymond, for keeping a drug house, manufacturing drugs and possession with the intent to deliver, Schmaling said.
Along with nearly a ton of marijuana, they found approximately $100,000 in cash and several guns, Schmaling said. Some of the marijuana was in a pole barn on the property. Other marijuana was growing on the property away from the road, with some plants up to 10 feet tall, Schmaling said.
It was all put into large black garbage bags, which filled a county public works dump truck that was called in to transport the marijuana. To make it all fit in one truck, Investigators even had to stomp it down to fit, said Sgt. Dennis Basley, the Racine County Metro Drug Unit supervisor.
Two more dump trucks were brought out to collect equipment allegedly used for marijuana processing, such as dehumidifiers and humidifiers, according to law enforcement.
The dump truck packed full of marijuana was delivered Monday to the Racine County Sheriff's Office substation, 14116 Washington Ave., and in the next few weeks, law enforcement said they will be destroying it by burning it.
Although they have arrested one person, Schmaling said, the investigation is still ongoing.
Read more: http://www.journaltimes.com/news/lo...47e-11e1-861c-001cc4c03286.html#ixzz1cYOkzdKb
Pretty sad, almost had his harvest off, then gets busted. Sucks.
