‘Sophisticated’ Grow House Shut Down In St. Pete

ST. PETERSBURG, FL — A Wednesday night warrant search at a St. Petersburg home led to an estimated $200,000 worth of marijuana being seized and the arrest of a Pinellas Park man.

According to the St. Petersburg Police Department, its officers conducted a warrant search at a home in the 5600 block of Burlington Avenue North around 7 p.m. Aug. 23.

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“Detectives walked into a sophisticated grow house with 36 full-grown marijuana plants,” the agency reported in a Thursday morning email to media. The street value for the plants hits about $200,000, according to the agency.

Police say Yankier De Posada, 23, was at the home when they arrived. “He was in the house and tried to run away from officers,” the email said. The escape attempt, however, didn’t work, the agency added.

De Posada was charged with cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, resisting arrest without violence and trafficking in marijuana.

The investigation remains active, the agency noted. It is unclear if other arrests are anticipated in the case. No further information is being released at this time.

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