114 Marijuana Plants Found In 6th Grow House Shut Down

GWINNETT COUNTY, GA -- On Wednesday, detectives assigned to the Narcotics Unit discovered another marijuana grow house at 5618 Double Bridge Road in Ellenwood, GA. This marks the 6th grow house police have shut down in the past week.

In this 17th arrest, officers had a warrant for Trung Nguyen, 56, of Ellenwood. Trung was attempting to flee the residence when he was apprehended by surrounding officers.

During the execution of the search warrant, detectives located 114 marijuana plants and over $20,000 in cash. The estimated street value of the marijuana plants and processed marijuana (800g+) is more than $1.3 million.

Trung is currently incarcerated at the Gwinnett County Jail charged with one count of attempt or conspiracy to violate Georgia Controlled Substance Act.

Five marijuana grow houses were disabled, 15 search warrants were executed and arrested 16 people were arrested Thursday, according to the Gwinnett County Police Department.

For the past five months, the Gwinnett Police Narcotics Unit has been working on a long-term criminal investigation involving drug trafficking. During the investigation, the detectives uncovered two large drug trafficking organizations that embedded themselves into the community.

To those passing by, no one would have suspected that these marijuana grow houses were harboring criminal activity. In the first five houses busted, there was an average of 340-1,500 plants at each home, according to police.

The Drug Trafficking Organizations utilized sophisticated equipment to manufacture high grade marijuana. The largest grow house was an 8,500 square-foot home in Norcross. Detectives learned that the operation was tied to a larger international organization serving not only Gwinnett County and the metro-Atlanta area but also the southeast United States.

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