BRAINTREE, Mass. (WHDH) — Three people have been arrested in connection with a massive unregulated marijuana grow operation in Massachusetts.
Members of the Braintree Police Department’s Drug Control Unit launched an investigation in December after learning of a possible marijuana grow house at 350 Shaw St., according to police. They later learned of three more addresses — two in Quincy and one in Westford — that were part of an organized operation.
Officers executed search warrants Wednesday at the four locations, resulting in the seizure of several plants, packaged marijuana, and growing equipment.
Xu Feng Wang, 30, of Boston, was arrested in Braintree address and charged with trafficking a class D substance and conspiracy to violate the drug laws.
He is scheduled to be arraigned in Quincy District Court on Thursday.
A 48-year-old Quincy man and a 23-year-old Quincy woman will also be facing drug trafficking charges, police said.
The Board of Health condemned the Shaw Street home due to faulty wiring, dangerous chemicals, and uninhabitable conditions.
“These unregulated home grow operations can create a serious public safety hazard for several reasons,” Braintree police wrote in a press release. “Dangerous chemicals and faulty wiring are often used to set up these sites and most often the homes are not lived in. Additionally, they create a prime atmosphere for black mold to form and flourish.”
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