LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — A northern New Mexico man is facing charges after police say officers passed in his house and saw marijuana plants in his front window.
The Las Vegas Optic reports Lawrence Arellanes was arrested following the visual clues spotted by two Las Vegas police officers.
Arellanes told polivr he didn't have a medical marijuana card and promised to turn over the plants to be destroyed. But inside the home, officers smelled marijuana and found a glass smoking device.
Authorities later seized 15 pounds of marijuana, a shotgun, a revolver, two scales, and other items.
Arellanes was charged with distribution of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
- Posted July 12, 2017
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Police see marijuana plants in window, arrest resident
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