Oakland deputies use heat-seeking chopper equipment to bust pot operation

Mike Martindale / The Detroit News

ORION TOWNSHIP -- What police described as a father and son marijuana grow operation was busted Friday with the help of a 2 ½ month investigation and a helicopter equipped with an infrared camera.
Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard announced the arrests following a search of a house at 4360 Rose Court in the township, where deputies said they found 204 marijuana plants, scales, 100 methadone tablets, grow lights, pots, packaging material and other equipment to support a sophisticated marijuana grow operation.
The bust was made possible with the use of a FLIR (Forward Looking Infrared) Camera on the county's helicopter that detected an "unusually large amount of heat" coming from the basement, Bouchard said.
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It is the second time this month the sheriff's helicopter has been involved in a marijuana bust.
In custody are James Miller, 60, and son, Jason Charles Miller, 25. Charges include conspiracy to manufacture and deliver controlled substances, delivery and manufacture of 5-45 kilograms of marijuana, and possession of a controlled substance.
Both were arraigned Thursday and are held in the Oakland County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bond each and a May 22 preliminary exam.

see i just don't get it...... if your allowed to grow legally, why would you overdo it like that and get yourself fucked? is it hard to get a medi card or something?

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I didn't see where it says they could grow legally ?...

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they live in Michigan. There is no medical reform just yet. They'll be voting on that come November. Hell if they weren't growing commercially maybe they would have been okay. a 200 plant grow is sure to get interest from the authorities.

o, my bad....... i didn't realize it was Michigan......

good luck in NOV BTW.....

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Thanks. They got over 250,000 more signatures for the petition they were circulating so I think it's going to go through. The only city in michigan where marijuana is truly tolerated in Ann Arbor. It's just a 25 dollar ticket. We can thank john sinclair for that.

thats pretty sweet.... IL has one town like that also, Sugar Grove...... a $200 ticket for personal use possession.

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that's how it should be. My brother is in court as we speak for a possession charge. He's going to get 6 months probation, but after 2,500 in attorney fees, therapist (court ordered), and assessments it's hit about 3,200 bucks in fines. It's nothing more than a cash grab. Leave people alone, and let them enjoy there herb.

see people are just not smart about it.
if you're only growing for personal use theres really no need to grow tons of plants. yeah everyone is weed hungry and wants as much weed as possible but if you grow 5-10 plants at a time continually starting new ones after the completion of the flowering phase there should be no issue.

unless you have a problem and smoke like a pound a day or some shit.
then i'd say you need rehab. cause thats alot.

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exactly. Greed is what get's you fucked. There was a 2.5 month investigation.
Im sure there were quite a few people who knew of this grow.