Deputies arrested a Golden Gate Estates man Wednesday and charged him with operating an indoor marijuana grow house out of his residence.Felix Hernandez, 51, 291 18th Ave. N.E., was charged with marijuana trafficking more than 25 pounds and possession of narcotic paraphernalia.
A search of the house by deputies found marijuana plants that had been recently cultivated and were in the drying process inside a room in the rear east side of the residence, sheriff’s reports said.
The room contained an indoor cooling unit, high-intensity light bulbs, transformers, and fertilizers, all items typically used in the cultivation of marijuana, reports said.
The search uncovered approximately 15 plants. The plants weighed 79 pounds and had an estimated street value of $150,000, reports said.
The marijuana grow equipment had an estimated value of $8,000, reports said.
