135 Marijuana plants found in Arcadia home
ICE puts immigration hold on Arcadia resident arrested
Arcadia Police Officers were dispatched to the 500 block of West Huntington Drive on a tip that a residence was possibly being used to grow marijuana indoors on Monday.
Police department personnel responded to the address and contacted the resident of the property. Officers conducted a preliminary investigation and determined that a marijuana cultivation operation was being conducted inside the garage of the residence. The garage was converted into a marijuana cultivation area with lighting, ventilation, electrical wiring, irrigation and drying bins strewn throughout the bottom level of the residence. Approximately 135 marijuana plants were found in various stages of growth.
The suspect was ultimately arrested and is identified as Tiv Ke Roeung, a male Asian, 40 years-old, and a resident of Arcadia. Roeung is currently in custody at the Arcadia Police Department’s Jail, and was booked for a felony violation of H&S 11358 – Cultivation. Roeung is being held without bail on an immigration hold by the U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement Agency.
This case is currently being investigated by Detectives from the Arcadia Police Department. Anyone with information on this incident is encouraged to contact the Arcadia Police Department at (626) 574-5151, case #14-3047. If you prefer to provide information ANONYMOUSLY, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing 800-222-TIPS (8477), texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or using the tip web page at Los Angeles Regional Crime Stoppers.