Northside pot bust yields approximately 120 plants
Tuesday, April 6th, 2010Police on Tuesday arrested a 28-year-old Missoula man on charges that he was growing and selling marijuana, and seized an estimated 120 plants from his Northside home.
Owen Lee Smith is charged with three felonies in the case – criminal production of dangerous drugs, possession of dangerous drugs with the intent to distribute, and criminal possession of opiates. Smith is scheduled to appear in Missoula County Justice Court Wednesday afternoon, and more details about the case will be made available at that time.
According to Deputy Missoula County Attorney Andrew Paul, the investigation into Smith’s alleged drug-dealing operation was conducted by Missoula’s High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) task force.
Paul said Smith is not a registered medical marijuana caregiver, but declined to comment further on the case.
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