You Might Think It’s a Furniture Store From How It Looks on the Outside, But You’d Be Dead Wrong

Image source: Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office

Store owner Phuc Nguyen, 39, was arrested on Jan. 22nd on suspicion of growing more than 1,000 marijuana plans inside the business, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s office said in a statement.

“The business was a ‘furniture store’ that was never open for business, in fact none of the furniture was even for sale,” the statement said. “To the rear of the furniture store, detectives found over 1,000 marijuana plants and over 50 pounds of processed marijuana.”

Image source: Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office

Police said that the total estimated value of the marijuana was more than $2 million. The owner is further suspected of stealing $80,000 in electricity to help grow the plants.

Authorities executed a search warrant after a long investigation by the Gilroy Police Department and MET team.

Nguyen was booked into jail on charges of theft of utilities and illegal cultivation of marijuana for sale, police said. His bail was set at $200,000.