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$500,000 pot bust in New Haven
Updated: Thursday, 10 Sep 2009, 4:39 PM EDT
Published : Wednesday, 09 Sep 2009, 5:15 PM EDT
Story by Jamie Muro & Annie Rourke
New Haven (WTNH) - A man who allegedly had an elaborate marijuana grow operation at a New Haven apartment, including on the roof, appeared before a judge today.
34-year-old Michael Desbiens was busted with approximately $500,000 worth of pot, police say.
Tenants in the recently renovated Dwight Sweet apartment building knew there was always something different about the neighbor who drove the green Volkswagon. He seemed very attached to the roof.
"He said he\'s trying to do something for the air conditioning, get the fans, put the fan there, try to do stuff," said tenant Ravi Ramenami.
Police were informed marijuana looked like it was rooted in the shingles of the house. So narcotics detectives arrived quickly and soon found the oddly-placed discovery was the illegal drug.
$500,000 pot bust in New
Haven
"This is abnormal. It\'s been going on for awhile. There are 16 of them [on the roof], good two feet in length. Street value of that would be $48-$80,000," said Sgt. Ray Johannes of the New Haven Police Department.
But the "Miracle Grow" in the car, the white buckets that housed the plants, the reflectors that provided added sunlight, was just the beginning.
Upstairs in Desbiens\' apartment was more room dedicated to the growth of pot than there was living space. A hidden room with a bitter-sweet aroma, lit by heat lamps, had a complex irrigation system.
Prosecutors say they don\'t believe Desbiens actually lived in the apartment, rather he used it solely for the grow operation.
"It is half-a-million dollars less marijuana that is going to hit the streets of New Haven," said Officer Joe Avery of the New Haven Police Department.
Desbiens did not enter a plea today in court. Bail was set at $350,000 because of Desbiens\' prior drug convictions, as well as an outstanding drug-related warrant in California.
Post by: frolfer on September 10, 2009, 08:14:14 pm
That is a true green roof!
Post by: Stephengencs on September 10, 2009, 08:19:56 pm
Post by: KEN RAFLOWITZ on September 10, 2009, 08:25:37 pm
At least I still have my freedom!
Post by: Bret on September 10, 2009, 09:33:45 pm
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Post by: SkyePrizm on September 10, 2009, 10:37:34 pm
For some reason, those two sentences made me giggle. i dont know why.
Post by: bdfreetuna on September 10, 2009, 11:18:50 pm
Anyway the guy was just doing his part to convert CO2 > Oxygen for the health of the planet... I don\'t really see the problem here.
Quote from: SkyePrizm;240573
"Tenants in the recently renovated Dwight Sweet apartment building knew there was always something different about the neighbor who drove the green Volkswagon. He seemed very attached to the roof."
For some reason, those two sentences made me giggle. i dont know why.
I got a guess. Personally I don\'t find ruining people\'s lives for growing cannabis a laughing matter at all. Granted this guy was practically asking for it... I mean has he ever heard of airplanes, helicopters, thermal imaging, energy meter monitoring, and cultural profiling?
Growing cannabis requires some serious planning and brains that apparently this dude lacked. As much as I\'d love to nurture a nice greenhouse full of Black Widow, Neville\'s Haze, Cinderalla 99, Orange Kush, Chem-Dawg, and Maui Wowie Skunk ... I\'m simply way the fuck too lazy and would rather not go to jail. Nice dream anyway.
No way should this be illegal though. Or even legalized and regulated. It\'s a fucking plant, let it grow freely, and breed it better.
Post by: Klout on September 10, 2009, 11:22:37 pm
$350,000 bail. ouch.
Post by: spance on September 10, 2009, 11:43:16 pm
Post by: Stephengencs on September 11, 2009, 08:55:09 am
Quote from: Klout;240581
um why would you grow plants on the roof if you have a grow room in the apartment??? not too slick.
$350,000 bail. ouch.
The more seeds you plant, the more chicks you can fuck.....or something along those lines. Mo Money. Mo Money. Mo Money.
Post by: spance on September 11, 2009, 10:34:03 am
Quote from: Stephengencs;240605
Quote from: Klout;240581um why would you grow plants on the roof if you have a grow room in the apartment??? not too slick.
$350,000 bail. ouch.
The more seeds you plant, the more chicks you can fuck.....or something along those lines. Mo Money. Mo Money. Mo Money.
HA!!! I wish;)
on a side note.....todays weather can reak possible havoc on the OD\'ers. mold and powdery mildow can ruin months worth of work in very little time so keep a close eye on things, especially if the rain continues. constructing some kind of cover, like a camo tarp tied off to nearby trees pitched on a 30-45 degree angle has worked for afoaf. this is by far the weirdest season i\'ve seen in 15 years.
oh and apartment/house gardeners of CT (and elsewhere).....please use this incident as a "what not to do" when growing the cheeb.
Post by: tmn8r1 on September 11, 2009, 10:52:43 am
decriminalize, legalize, and revitalize.
you know whats been bugging me lately - kids drinking coffee and energy drinks like its going out of style. don\'t kids have enough energy as is? also lets continue feeding obesity in this
country through legal crappy fast food that not only harms us at our expense with our health, but financially through insurance costs, medical bills, suppression of local businesses, abuse of animals, blatant marketing brainwashing, and national rates of illness breaking new limits. yea america. we are really on track here.
also i would like to imprison every person that gets peaceful from **** for we need killers and the competitive edge that makes capitalism thrive and not complacency to rules, values, and the way of freedom that needs to lead this world into the promise land (heaven). more coffee, energy drinks, and alcohol. and pharmaceuticals. that should keep us (society) on track.
hahahahahahahahaha. that was fun to vent.
seriously - legalize marijuana. its worth it in the long run.
if it doesn\'t work we\'ll make it illegal again.
obviously alcohol is working (sarcasm).
food for thought.
p.s. don\'t we know this guy? he looks familiar. did he use to come to wednesday nights?
Post by: Spacey on September 11, 2009, 10:53:42 am
Good job.
Post by: cannontrip on September 11, 2009, 11:07:18 am
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don\'t we know this guy? he looks familiar. did he use to come to wednesday nights?
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oh noes!!
Seriously though, pot raids need to stop; especially on medical marijuana providers!
Post by: Todd on September 11, 2009, 11:17:14 am
Post by: tmn8r1 on September 11, 2009, 11:18:49 am
Post by: SkyePrizm on September 11, 2009, 01:12:29 pm
Quote from: bdfreetuna;240577
Quote from: SkyePrizm;240573"Tenants in the recently renovated Dwight Sweet apartment building knew there was always something different about the neighbor who drove the green Volkswagon. He seemed very attached to the roof."
For some reason, those two sentences made me giggle. i dont know why.
I got a guess. Personally I don\'t find ruining people\'s lives for growing cannabis a laughing matter at all.
A) I am not laughing cause someone had to go to jail. B) Guy ruined his own life. and C) I was laughing because the way the neighbor described him very attached to the roof made me laugh because of the wording....
If you read up on the case, the guy was turned in by the owner of the building, his landlord. Cops didn\'t go in there meaning to raid. They were just following up on the call. They had a complaint from a homeowner. That homeowner had every right to complain....
you seriously need to smoke some and lighten up ;)
Post by: peaches626 on September 11, 2009, 03:02:23 pm
Post by: bdfreetuna on September 11, 2009, 04:00:13 pm
Quote from: cannontrip;240633
Seriously though, pot raids need to stop; especially on medical marijuana providers!
Just because you didn\'t get it at a medical marijuana dispensary like Green Cross doesn\'t mean it\'s not medical. Back in the day they wanted to put me on some serious meds. My solution? Quit raging benzos and speed, smoke a bunch of cannabis instead, and get some quality sleep.
Good medicine for boredom or thinking "Joy" is a good Phish album too ;)
Quote from: SkyePrizm;240643
you seriously need to smoke some and lighten up ;)
I\'ve been told to lighten up a million times but this might be the first time anyone\'s told me I need to smoke more pot .... besides, are you even allowed to have a toke anymore? I can imagine it might lead to some fun role playing... minus the getting arrested part :P
Post by: kindm's on September 11, 2009, 05:23:47 pm
Quote from: Todd;240634
They said on the news there was 25 pounds. Where in hell do you get $20,000 for a pound of ****???
elbow = 448 grams
$20,000 / 448 = $45.00/ gram
That would be very very expensive ****. like $150 an 1/8
So as you can see total BS.
But the police have never been good at math. If you are too good at math you don\'t get to be a cop. They actually reject applicants for being to smart.
Post by: Bret on September 11, 2009, 05:33:18 pm
Quote from: cannontrip;240633
Quotedon\'t we know this guy? he looks familiar. did he use to come to wednesday nights?
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oh noes!!
He still does... I saw him a few weeks ago playin\' guitar!
Post by: KEN RAFLOWITZ on September 11, 2009, 10:42:45 pm
You mean I was getting ripped off!!
Hope I get my $10,000 deposit back!!!
This was going to be a wedding present for Todd and Robin!
Post by: wiredchicken on September 12, 2009, 08:35:48 am
Post by: inthewhitelodge on September 13, 2009, 04:27:12 pm