Deputies Shut Grow House Doors

A 37-year-old Tampa man faces a number of criminal charges after Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies served a warrant at his 4009 McLane Drive home Thursday morning.

Deputies, including SWAT team members, arrived at the home around 7:47 a.m. Once inside what they have called a grow house, they found 5.5 pounds of marijuana, 184 Oxycodone pills, 94 Alprazolam pills, 2.2 grams of methamphetamine, paraphernalia, a stolen .40-caliber Smith & Wesson firearm, a stolen iPad and about $10,000 in cash, an email to media from the agency stated.

Charles Frederick was charged with trafficking in illegal drugs, felon in possession of a firearm, possession of marijuana with intent to sell, possession of a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and possession of a controlled substance within 1,000 feet of a school.

Frederick was being held without bond Friday at the Hillsborough County Jail.

Photos courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

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