ICYI: Marijuana Grow Op Found in Cobb Home

Residents in an upscale Cobb County neighborhood were shocked when police discovered a huge marijuana growing operation inside a neighbor’s home.

Nhat Van Le, 49 and Ngoc Tan Nguyen, 51 were arrested on July 27. Le faces one charge of marijuana manufacturing, while Nguyen has been charges with three counts, according to Cobb County jail records. Both men are Vietnamese natives.

Police told CBS Atlanta that they first became suspicious of the home at 785 Oak Trail Drive when examining a suspicious car in the Stoneoak Pointe subdivision. Officers noticed the strong smell of marijuana coming from the home, and secured a search warrant on July 27.

Once inside the home, police discovered eight rooms inside the home used exclusively to grow marijuana, with heat lamps and ventilation installed in each of the rooms. The men had put sheet rock in front of the windows to keep prying eyes away. All told, some 508 marijuana plants were taken from the home, police told CBS.

Nguyen’s bond has been set at $25,000, while Le is being held without bond, jail records show.