Crime & Safety
Two Arrested in Milford for Marijuana Growing Operation
The two Claudette Drive residents were found to have a growing operation set up in their apartment.
Editor's Note: The following information was provided by the Milford Police Department. Where arrests are mentioned, they do not indicate conviction.
Milford police this week arrested two local residents after discovering a marijuana growing operation inside their apartment on Claudette Drive.
Milford detectives responded to an apartment at 12 Claudette Dr., inside of which building management reported locating a marijuana growing operation, police said in a statement. After applying for a search warrant for the apartment, detectives found a large number of mature plants stored inside two grow tents with a hydroponic control system setup that comprised lighting, ventilation and filtration systems.
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The residents of the apartment -- Steven Johnson, 29, and Michaela Bohac, 27 -- weren't home at the time of the search, Milford police said, but returned shortly after the warrant was executed.
Police charged both with possession of a Class D substance with intent to distribute (cultivation), possession of a Class D substance with intent to distribute (buying/selling), possession of a Class D substance and conspiracy to violate drug laws.
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