Bridgeport, CT man sentenced for marijuana growing operation
February 6th, 2010 - 2:24 am ICT by BNO NewsBRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT (BNO NEWS) – Bridgeport, Connecticut resident Claude Lee, also known as “Claude Blaube”, was sentenced to 37 months in federal prison for maintaining a drug involved premises, Attorney Nora Dannehy announced on Friday.
Lee, a Jamaican citizen, will also have three years of supervised released after his sentence is completed.
In August 2006, during the execution of a search warrant on Lee’s Hewitt Court property, law agents found 14 large marijuana plants, several 50-gallon drums filled with water and connected to hoses, commercial grade fans, high-intensity light bulbs and electrical wires that powered the operation.
Marijuana plants wasn’t the only thing officers found; cocaine, heroin and $6,567 were recovered at the scene too. Lee also pleaded guilty to charges related to theft of electricity and will pay $10,000 in restitution.
Lee faces deportation proceedings after he completes his federal prison term.
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