Turner, OR man arraigned for possessing 125 marijuana plants

September 15th, 2010 - 3:21 am ICT by BNO News  

SALEM, OREGON (BNO NEWS) – A Turner, Oregon man on Tuesday was arraigned after his arrest for possessing 125 marijuana plants, the Marion County Sheriff’s Office announced.

Andreas Luedi, 40, surrendered to Marion County detectives at approximately 9:30 a.m. local time. He was booked on one count of manufacturing marijuana after police officers seized a significant amount of cannabis at his home.

Last Thursday, law enforcement agents executed a search warrant in the Turner residence of Luedi. The agents seized the 125 marijuana plants which have a street value of around $375,000. This was the culmination of a month-long investigation.

The defendant’s home is located in the hills east of the former Thrill-Ville theme park, just east of Interstate 5. The marijuana plants were hidden among blackberry bushes in four separate areas on the property. Watering systems and fertilizers, which are used to tend such plants, were found too.

Inside the residence, the law agents found 8 rifles, 4 handguns, materials for packaging and distributing marijuana, books & pamphlets on farming marijuana and 19 grams of processed marijuana.

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