Police: Pot Plants Found In Baby's Room
28 Pounds Of Marijuana Seized From Putnam Home
POSTED: 9:34 am EDT April 10,
2009
UPDATED: 10:20 am EDT April 10,
2009
PUTNAM, Conn. -- Connecticut state police said they seized a large quantity of drugs at a home in Putnam, including marijuana plants growing in a baby's bedroom. Four people were arrested in a raid at a home on Farrows Street after, police said, they tracked a suspicious package from Texas. After searching the home Thursday, state police said they seized 28 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $70,000, $400, a fake handgun and equipment used to grow marijuana. Andres Pagan, 20, and 25-year-old Kristi King, 25, who live at the home, are facing a laundry list of drug charges, including running a drug factory. Their bonds were set at $150,000 each. The two others arrested are Willimantic men, Carlos Maldonado, 22, and Luis M. Santiago Jr., 22 facing charges of possession of marijuana. Their bonds were set at $100,000 each.
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