$145K Pot Bust at Temple

College students accused of growing and selling marijuana

Update: Charges were dismissed against at least two of the students who were arrested.

Four β€œgreen” entrepreneurs living right off the Temple University campus were arrested Tuesday for growing and selling hydro-ponic marijuana, according to Philadelphia Police Wednesday.

Narcotics officers descended onto the 2200 block of North Camac Street in North Philly and found 16 lbs (7,264 grams) of pot with a street value of $145,280. There were also 9 live marijuana plants in the house worth more than $12,000.

All four were charged with Possession with the Intent to Deliver, Use of Communication Faculty, Criminal Conspiracy and related offenses.

Three of the four arrested were college students.

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