Lutz Marijuana Grow House Shut Down

A 47-year-old Lutz man faces criminal charges after Hillsborough County Sheriff’s deputies say they received an anonymous tip about drug-related activities at his home.

Deputies paid Todd Steven Lippman a visit at this 2410 Tangerine Hill Court home Friday and received “verbal and written consent to search the residence,” an email to media from the sheriff’s office stated.

With access to the property granted, deputies launched a search. They came across a shed in the rear of the property that had a second floor ”converted for the sole purpose of cultivating marijuana,” the email said.

All told, deputies seized 20 marijuana plants, 18 seedlings, two ballasts and two 1,000 watt sodium vapor bulbs.

Lippman was charged with cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

This the 12th grow operation that has been shut down in 2015, the sheriff’s office noted.

Lippman was being held in the Hillsborough County Jail Friday in lieu of $4,500 bond.

Photos courtesy of the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office

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