Police find $4.5 million in drugs inside Connersville home
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. (WISH) — State police found 309 pounds of packaged marijuana, 34 pounds of THC wax, over 14,000 THC vape cartridges, several hundred marijuana cigars, a multitude of various edibles including “medicated” chips and candies inside a Connersville home and car on Wednesday.
A lengthy investigation led troopers from the Pendleton District and detectives from the Indiana State Police Drug Enforcement Section to search a home in Connersville in the 5200 block of South State Road 1.
Tristen Sweney, 25, was found inside of the home, as well as Nokomus Nicholson, 23, and Michael Hockersmith, 24, a state police news release says. A toddler was also found inside of the home.
Sweney and Nicholson are charged with dealing in marijuana over 10 pounds, possession of marijuana over 10 pounds, and maintaining a common nuisance. Hockersmith is charged with visiting a common nuisance. All three were in the Fayette County Jail.
Along with the drugs, troopers and police found several assault rifles, pistols, and fake and baffled suppressors inside of the home. Police found $100,000 inside of a car at the home.
State police say the estimated street value per pound of the marijuana found would be over $1.4 million. The value per gram of the THC wax found would be over $300,000 and the value of the THC vape cartridges would be worth over $280,000.
Indiana is one of the seven remaining states that has not legalized the use of medical or recreational marijuana. Indiana permits the use of CBD oil. The U.S. Virgin Islands along with 13 other states have decriminalized the use of marijuana.
