Several law enforcement agencies were called to a home near 69th Avenue and Osborn Wednesday and we're hearing that they found hundreds of pounds of marijuana.
500 pounds of pot were found in a home near 69th Avenue and Osborn Wednesday after several law enforcement agencies were called to the scene.
Police arrested 47-year-old Martin Carrillo and 27-year-old Osiris Rodriguez-Luna at the home.
The state gang task force originally arrested several people, but neighbors were really concerned that the home is across the street from a park any many children walk past the house daily.
The bales of marijuana were found in a car's trunk in the garage.
Police say the amount of marijuana found could equate to a street value of over $100,000.
The task force executed a search warrant after receiving tips and putting the house under surveillance. It didn't take them long to realize something illegal was going on.
Authorities say it's a very good thing that no one was hurt with all the violence associated with drug dealing.
"You can see..it literally is right across the street from where children are playing..this is a significant drug dealer. These are the types of places drug dealers target when they find out that there's a significant amount of drugs and houses. We've all heard about the home invasions, drive-by shootings..and it's right next to a school -- pretty significant," said Sgt. Dave Nilson of the Gang and Immigration Intelligence Team Enforcement Mission (GIITEM).
It's not known how long the home was operating as a drug house. Some of the neighbors who talked to FOX 10 off-camera stated that they didn't really notice anything suspicious as far as a lot of activity -- people coming and going.
But someone did -- and they alerted the state gang task force.
Carrillo was charged with transportation of marijuana for sale, possession, use and sale of marijuana in a drug free school zone, sale of marijuana, possession of marijuana, drug paraphernalia and money laundering.
Rodriuguez-Luna was charged with possession of drug paraphernalia, sale of marijuana and possession of marijuana.
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Authorities say two New York City men and a New Jersey man kidnapped another man off a Queens street in broad daylight and held him for over a month, demanding $3 million from his family.
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The NYPD arrested a suspect in the latest anti-gay attack in the city, said police.
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Hollywood superstar Brad Pitt made a trip to the birthplace of Frank Sinatra on Wednesday night to promote his new movie, "World War Z."
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New Jersey officials have seized inventory and demanded records from 29 bars and restaurants, nearly half of them TGI Fridays, that they say sold low-quality liquor to patrons who thought they were buying premium brands.
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The parolee shot and killed along with a Hofstra University student by police won praise from a state parole panel in 2011 before his conditional release from prison.
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The New York City Police Department says it is beefing up security at the British consulate, military recruiting stations and other locations due to an apparent terror attack in London.
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Martin Carrillo; Osiris Rodriuguez-Luna
