Couple In Their 70s Ran Marijuana Grow Operation In Florida

This is not what you’d expect in their quiet, East Orange neighborhood.

Carmelina Garcia, 75, and Omar Hernandez, 71, have been married for 52 years, and the home they shared with their two pet Chihuahuas was churning out a lot of pot, authorities said.

Investigators said the couple was running a sophisticated marijuana grow operation with all the lights and equipment to produce large amounts of pot.

During the bust, investigators pulled planters out of the house and told Channel 9 the marijuana plants were 5 feet high. Several cellphones, extra SIM cards and ledgers were also confiscated.

In all, investigators said they found $130,000 worth of high-grade marijuana in the home.

 

By: Cheston Catalano

Cheston Catalano is a Kentucky-based journalist whose work has been featured in the Chattanooga Times Free Press and the Clarksville Leaf Chronicle. He is a long-time contributor to Liberaland.