Scarsdale's Andrea Sanderlin is still waiting for a court date and bail hearing, as she sits behind bars at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn. Sanderlin is accused of growing and trying to sell more than 1,000 marijuana plants out of a Queens warehouse. The Scarsdale mom was arrested on May 20.
The charges contrast with the mother of three's lifestyle, which recently included horseback riding lessons with her daughter at Twin Lakes Farm riding academy in Bronxville. Investigators say the divorced Scarsdale mom had millions of dollars worth of marijuana in a Queens warehouse when they arrested her. The facility had multiple rooms with state-of-the-art lighting, irrigation and ventilation, according to DEA special Agent David Lee. Authorities say the marijuana in the facility was worth about $3 million.
The 45-year-old would regularly drive her Mercedes SUV from her mansion in Scarsdale to check on her crops at the warehouse, according to court documents. Sanderlin caught federal investigators' eye after authorities busted fellow Scarsdale resident Stephen Haberstroh back in April, according to NYPost.com.
Sanderlin has pleaded not guilty to the drug charges. Her attorney has not returned our phone call request for comment on the case.
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