Maryville man charged for indoor marijuana grow operation
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MARYVILLE (WATE) -- A man was arrested Monday after investigators found an indoor marijuana grow in his Maryville home.
Michael Eugene Smith, 38, was charged with manufacture of a marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.
Investigators with the Fifth Judicial Drug Task Force and the Loudon County Sheriff's Office seized 21 marijuana plants from Smith's home. They found a hydroponic; indoor grow operation with 21 plants.
They also found drug paraphernalia, numerous clippings of marijuana being dried, and ledgers detailing growth of the plants.
Investigators said this marijuana was of a much "higher grade," and could have been sold for as much as several hundred dollars per ounce.
Smith was released from the Blount County Detention Facility on a $26,000 bond on Tuesday.
He's scheduled for a court hearing on November 25.
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