Police believe the site is part of a larger drug distribution operation.
An investigation resulted in a search warrant at three adjacent properties on Tiki Lane in the Ainaloa subdivision on Oct. 18.
Police seized 321 marijuana plants, 96 clones, 98.8 pounds of dried marijuana, 2.5 grams of heroin, 125 grams of hashish, and 232 hydrocodone pills in indoor-growing operations at two of the properties.
Arrested at the first property were:
- 53-year-old Gilbert Espiritu
- 56-year-old Phyllis Morby
- 46-year-old Rachelle Tuvera of Hawaiian Beaches
- 43-year-old Sally Blankenship-Ziegler of Oregon
- 53-year-old Tobias Nakea of Hawaiian Beaches
- 22-year-old Kopia Nakea of Hawaiian Beaches
- 19-year-old Kaimana Nakea of Hawaiian Beaches
- 28-year-old John Muscat of Mountain View
- 57-year-old Vieux Rawls of Mountain View
On Oct. 19, police served another search warrant at a home on Road 8 in Hawaiian Acres and seized 465 marijuana plants, 643 clones, and 4.2 pounds of dried marijuana from another indoor-growing operation.
On Oct. 20, police also recovered 37 marijuana plants, 145 grams of dried marijuana from an indoor-growing operation at a property on Road 7 in Hawaiian Acres.
Police also served a search warrant at a residence on 4th Avenue in Hawaiian Paradise Park and recovered 48 marijuana plants and 3.4 pounds of dried marijuana from an indoor-growing operation.
Espiritu was charged with four counts of first-degree promotion of marijuana, two counts of second-degree promotion of marijuana, two counts of promoting a harmful drug, two counts of promoting a dangerous drug, and 10 counts of possessing drug paraphernalia. His bail was set at $94,000.
Morby was charged with the same offenses, as well as one count of promoting a detrimental drug. Her bail was set at $98,000.
The remaining suspects were released pending additional information.
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