A task force of law enforcement officers led by the Keizer Police Department searched six homes in Salem and Keizer, discovering large indoor grow operations. Seven people were cited for marijuana crimes.
Police display some of the more than $280,000 in cash connected to a large-scale marijuana grow operation. A team led by the Keizer Police Department executed search warrants on Friday, Feb. 4, at homes in Salem and Keizer. (Keizer Police Department photo)
Police found indoor marijuana grow operations in six homes in Salem and Keizer Friday night that resulted in drug charges against seven people and the seizure of marijuana potentially worth millions, according to a statement from the Keizer Police Department.
Police said they recovered 273 one-pound packages of marijuana, 4,085 plants and $280,802 in cash.
“These marijuana grows were neighborhood problems,” the statement said. “Entire living spaces were dedicated to cultivating marijuana. Four of the six homes were declared uninhabitable due to dangerous wiring modifications, chemical contamination and substantial growth mold.”
All seven were cited for unlawful manufacture of marijuana, unlawful possession of marijuana and attempted delivery of marijuana. Police identified those cited:
•Shi Lu Su, 47, Keizer
•Xiyan Xie, 45, Keizer
•Xishi Xie, 40, Keizer
•Ming Xie, 68, Keizer
•Xizhi Xie, 42, Salem
•Dong Su, 43, Salem
•Chen Wuwen, 48, Salem
The properties searched by police and what Marion County…
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A task force of law enforcement officers led by the Keizer Police Department searched six homes in Salem and Keizer, discovering large indoor grow operations. Seven people were cited for marijuana crimes.
Police display some of the more than $280,000 in cash connected to a large-scale marijuana grow operation. A team led by the Keizer Police Department executed search warrants on Friday, Feb. 4, at homes in Salem and Keizer. (Keizer Police Department photo)
Police found indoor marijuana grow operations in six homes in Salem and Keizer Friday night that resulted in drug charges against seven people and the seizure of marijuana potentially worth millions, according to a statement from the Keizer Police Department.
Police said they recovered 273 one-pound packages of marijuana, 4,085 plants and $280,802 in cash.
“These marijuana grows were neighborhood problems,” the statement said. “Entire living spaces were dedicated to cultivating marijuana. Four of the six homes were declared uninhabitable due to dangerous wiring modifications, chemical contamination and substantial growth mold.”
All seven were cited for unlawful manufacture of marijuana, unlawful possession of marijuana and attempted delivery of marijuana. Police identified those cited:
•Shi Lu Su, 47, Keizer
•Xiyan Xie, 45, Keizer
•Xishi Xie, 40, Keizer
•Ming Xie, 68, Keizer
•Xizhi Xie, 42, Salem
•Dong Su, 43, Salem
•Chen Wuwen, 48, Salem
The properties searched by police and what Marion County…
