Indoor marijuana bust in Indianapolis
December 19, 2008
Indianapolis police officers haul and estimated 2.5 million dollars worth of marijuana after a traffic stop.
The stop led IMPD narcotics officers to a large barn on the city's southeast side.
A homemade stop sign warns drivers to stay off the south Emerson Avenue property owned by 39 year old John Coulter.
But Thursday, IMPD narcotics officers knew to keep going on the 17 plus acres toward a pole barn tucked in the woods after a routine traffic stop. From the investigation on the traffic stop they were able to get a search warrant which they found all of the marijuana. Photos were taken of plant after plant all of it being grown in pristine conditions. The operation the police found was highly secured and appeared to be going and growing for quite some time.
Lt. Jeff Duhamell stated, "it was one of the most well organized grows they've ever seen that including the water system, lighting system, and how he had it set up cultivating it."
Now sitting in teh IMPD evidence room are those lights and all that's needed to turn over crops of pot several times a year. Approximately 200 plants are boxed up and waiting for the judicial process against John Coulter to begin. There's a pile of evidence too. "Ten firearms some long guns and hand guns. As well as $3000 in cash."
More than 100 pounds of pot will not make it onto the streets. This is cutting into a police estimated profit for coulter of $600,000 a month.
This bust is the third in as many weeks for IMPD's southeast district officers.
December 19, 2008
Indianapolis police officers haul and estimated 2.5 million dollars worth of marijuana after a traffic stop.
The stop led IMPD narcotics officers to a large barn on the city's southeast side.
A homemade stop sign warns drivers to stay off the south Emerson Avenue property owned by 39 year old John Coulter.
But Thursday, IMPD narcotics officers knew to keep going on the 17 plus acres toward a pole barn tucked in the woods after a routine traffic stop. From the investigation on the traffic stop they were able to get a search warrant which they found all of the marijuana. Photos were taken of plant after plant all of it being grown in pristine conditions. The operation the police found was highly secured and appeared to be going and growing for quite some time.
Lt. Jeff Duhamell stated, "it was one of the most well organized grows they've ever seen that including the water system, lighting system, and how he had it set up cultivating it."
Now sitting in teh IMPD evidence room are those lights and all that's needed to turn over crops of pot several times a year. Approximately 200 plants are boxed up and waiting for the judicial process against John Coulter to begin. There's a pile of evidence too. "Ten firearms some long guns and hand guns. As well as $3000 in cash."
More than 100 pounds of pot will not make it onto the streets. This is cutting into a police estimated profit for coulter of $600,000 a month.
This bust is the third in as many weeks for IMPD's southeast district officers.
