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Cicero police officers arrested and charged two men with multiple felonies after discovering a large marijuana-growing operation in their home.
Town spokesman Ray Hanania said more than 100 live plants and 40 pounds of marijuana were discovered at a residential house at 5037 W. 32nd St. June 21, but information was not released until late Tuesday.
Police estimated the confiscated drugs have a street value of more than $4 million.
Charged are Ryan A. Geru, 30, and Christopher G. Newman, 39. Both men were charged with one Class X felony count of manufacturing marijuana. They also are charged with two lesser felony counts of unlawful possession of marijuana and illegal fortification of a home.
Cicero Police Supt. Bernard Harrison called the inside of the home a fortified maze designed for optimal marijuana-growing conditions.
“The idea was to create the ideal environment to grow the high-grade marijuana, but to also keep the smell of the plants inside,” Harrison said. “From the outside, it looked like a regular home. On the inside, it looked like something out of a bad B movie."
Cicero police officers arrested and charged two men with multiple felonies after discovering a large marijuana-growing operation in their home.
Town spokesman Ray Hanania said more than 100 live plants and 40 pounds of marijuana were discovered at a residential house at 5037 W. 32nd St. June 21, but information was not released until late Tuesday.
Police estimated the confiscated drugs have a street value of more than $4 million.
Charged are Ryan A. Geru, 30, and Christopher G. Newman, 39. Both men were charged with one Class X felony count of manufacturing marijuana. They also are charged with two lesser felony counts of unlawful possession of marijuana and illegal fortification of a home.
Cicero Police Supt. Bernard Harrison called the inside of the home a fortified maze designed for optimal marijuana-growing conditions.
“The idea was to create the ideal environment to grow the high-grade marijuana, but to also keep the smell of the plants inside,” Harrison said. “From the outside, it looked like a regular home. On the inside, it looked like something out of a bad B movie."
