DETROIT — Authorities say they cracked a major marijuana ring in the Detroit area that involved 22 people and two dozen homes where a purple variety of pot was grown and sold.

An indictment unsealed today in federal court says the ringleader was 33-year-old Brian Osburn of Belleville. He's charged with conspiracy, running a criminal enterprise and aiding mortgage fraud.

The 24 grow houses were in Wayne, Oakland and Washtenaw counties. The indictment says some houses also were used to get mortgages through identity theft, forgery and phony appraisals.

Osburn is in custody until a court hearing Wednesday. It's not known if he had a lawyer.

The Drug Enforcement Administration says Osburn's purple pot was more potent and expensive, selling for up to $5,000 a pound.

damn cops and their exaggerations

thats what happens when you get on the purple bandwagon, stick out like a sore thumb. Shoulda just blended in with everyone else.

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Complete load of shit is what it is.

More hype from the prosecuting attorney's office designed to make him look tough on crime,especially considering that the prosecuting attorney in charge of the investigation is the "acting" United States Attorney,$5k lbs in michigan yeah righ,that guy can fuk right off.

Ive been watching this nonsense unfold,lotsa property gonna get seized & sold ,with the proceeds being distributed to cash strapped police agencies.

Can you say hud home ?

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maybe you can get a good deal when they sell them off, just tell them to leave all the lights and equipment and you will take care of it lol....

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Bingo!!!

war on drugs wins another battle, right?

i'd rther othave purple weed. but this guyis who makes pot look bad. mortgage fraud? identity theft? thanks a lot asshole for making us look like a bunch of a holes.

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I always wonder, how much weed is actually found compared to how much weed makes in into evidence. I bet there is a big weight difference.

Man I'd have loved to have had some of that purple, yummy, guess the cops new years eve party will be rocking this year.

I live in michigan, the Detroit area and I recently bought a bag of purple kush, I can't help but wonder if this is where it came from.
it is in fact excellent stuff.

seeing as how purple kush is a clone only strain i highly doubt thats what it was, not saying it couldnt be but id say im 90% sure it was something else.

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How is purple kush a clone only strain?