[StickyStank]

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/01/...T95sWMU4.email


NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — You might call it a marijuana mega mansion.

Police raided a five-floor commercial building in the Bronx Tuesday afternoon that was filled with marijuana plants from wall to wall.

The building, located on Morris Park Avenue, had nearly 600 plants, some measuring 7 feet.

Police called the operation a sophisticated pot factory that was cranking out millions of dollars worth of weed, 1010 WINS’ Al Jones reported.


“It’s sad. I mean why didn’t the cops pick up on this before?” a neighbor asked.

Police told CBS 2’s Derricke Dennis they just got the tip late last year from a neighbor. They said they checked the building’s electric bill and found it to be sky high. So after weeks of surveillance, officers moved in with a search warrant, arresting three adult males and shutting down a 50-pound a month operation that netted $250,000 every 30 days.

Facing charges are Brian Munoz, 24, Victor Reyes, 23, and Diego Reyes, 25, all of the Bronx. They each were hit with one count of criminal possession of marijuana, one count of criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the first degree and criminal use of drug paraphernalia in the second degree.

CBS 2′s John Slattery said there were no sleeping quarters inside, but the building fostered the perfect environment for growing the plants. There was an elaborate set-up of water and air filtration systems, plus heat lamps. Slattery reports that the drugs were allegedly packaged on the top floor.

Neighbors in the area said they were surprised and never suspected anything.

Police remove marijuana after a raid on a five-story building in the Bronx. (credit: Al Jones, 1010 WINS)

“It just looked like it was a mechanics every time I walked by,” said Ricardo Morales.

“That’s crazy…because I used to walk past this every single day. I live down the block on Garfield,” said Maria Candelaria. “Never even smelled nothing come out from this place.”

The confiscated bags will all go to a lab for testing and then, eventually down the line, will be destroyed.

“Good, good. I mean there’s no mistake that it is obviously marijuana,” a neighbor said.

The pungent smell is a dead giveaway, but still the question remains: who’s behind this major marijuana machine?

[Maj.PotHead]

{The pungent smell is a dead giveaway, but still the question remains: who’s behind this major marijuana machine?}


rotflamoh God is in charge of the machine he created the plant and seeds it makes

[ronbo51]

I saw this on Drudge earlier. Whoever's carbon scrubber they were using should be proud. Sounds like no smell.

[schwilly]

I imagine with something that big they were running an ozone generator and dumping the treated air.

"it's strange, this is the only part of the bronx that doesn't smell like sewage.."

[TLoft13]

You ain't serious Schwilly? Ozone on this scale, you would probably bleach the whole neighbourhood in 2 days...

[excalibud7]

1 down 100000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000 to go

[schwilly]

Originally Posted by TLoft13

You ain't serious Schwilly? Ozone on this scale, you would probably bleach the whole neighbourhood in 2 days...

I'm no expert but that's what I've known to be done in at least one of these type situations. I can't imagine how much carbon you would need to deal with what they had to exhaust.

[_Haste_]

unfortunately i have a feeling this link may shed some light..

https://www.hightimes.com/read/jungle-bronx

[Sirius seeds]

Originally Posted by _Haste_

unfortunately i have a feeling this link may shed some light..

https://www.hightimes.com/read/jungle-bronx

thanks for the link fellow, too bad for the man if its him...
the retail price at 600/800$ an ounce is crazy, at this price you better be an occasional smoker...and no way you can medicate yourself unless you are rich...
prices should not go more than 300/400$ an ounce, with a maximum production cost at 3$ a gram, you make enough profit.
but in a fair world i will be very happy to see AAAA buds indoor grown at 150/200$ a ounce.
selling 8/9 ounces per week at 150$, ten months a year, a 10 square meters flowering room two crops a year and you're good for a 50 000$ anual profit/salary.