A Pueblo West couple and their adult son were arrested Tuesday in the largest illegal home grow found so far in Pueblo County.
Deputies seized 609 marijuana plants and another 50 pounds of dried marijuana from their home, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said.
Sheriffs deputies make biggest illegal MJ home grow bust to date. 609 plants, 50 lbs of dried weed found in PW home pic.twitter.com/xwmbc7Pf0x
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO) April 26, 2016
Douglas John Radosti, 47; Stephanie Frances Radosti, 52, and Warren Alexander Radosti, 23 were arrested after deputies executed a search warrant at their home at 1473 N. Dailey Drive.
Radosti family, Stephanie, Doug and Warren arrested in large marijuana grow in Pueblo West.https://t.co/5zwjxRAH0t pic.twitter.com/SviZ07zowr
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO) April 26, 2016
All three were arrested on the following charges of conspiracy to distribute marijuana; marijuana cultivation and evidence tampering.
Deputies were tipped off to the grow by neighbors, who complained of a strong odor of marijuana coming from the home.
Electrical alterations, smell biggest tip-off of illegal marijuana grow operations in Pueblo County, almost all in Pueblo West
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO) April 26, 2016
There were also visible major alterations to the home’s electrical system and an increase in traffic from a number of out-of-state vehicles to the home, officials said in a release.
Deputies located 609 plant roots from freshly cut marijuana plants. The plants were found in large trash bags in the basement and the back yard of the home. Deputies also found a tote filled with marijuana buds in the garage of the home.
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office now has seized more than 4,372 marijuana plants in 13 separate illegal home grows since March 14, 2016.
There have been 19 people arrested and hundreds of thousands of dollars in growing equipment and supplies seized from the 12 homes in Pueblo West and one in South Pueblo County.
Sheriff's Office now has 19 arrests and more than 4,300 plants seized in illegal home grows since March 14. pic.twitter.com/nrZaCA98js
— PuebloCounty Sheriff (@PuebloCountySO) April 26, 2016
Sheriff’s officials have been tipped off by concerned citizens to the majority of the home grow operations uncovered in the past six weeks, including three in the last seven days.
