Police said they found a marijuana grow house after a fire in Cromwell last month and they have arrested two of the residents.
Officers responded to 2 Robin Lane in Cromwell just after 11:30 p.m. on Feb. 13 to help the Cromwell Fire Department after a structure fire was reported and investigators came upon some information that led them to believe the basement was being used as a marijuana grow room, police said.
After getting a search warrant, authorities found around 100 marijuana plants, growing materials, scales and other evidence, police said.
Police seized around six pounds of marijuana, worth an estimated $21,000 on the street.
The homeowners, 45-year-old Giovanni Imme and 43-year-old Linda Imme were arrested.
They have been charged with use and possession of drug paraphernalia, possession with intent to sell, cultivation of marijuana, operation of a drug factory, illegal possession of more than 4 ounces of marijuana, conspiracy to commit use and possession of drug paraphernalia, conspiracy to commit possession with intent to sell, conspiracy to commit cultivation of marijuana, conspiracy to commit operation of a drug factory, conspiracy to commit illegal possession of more than 4 ounces of marijuana, reckless endangerment and risk of injury to a minor.
They turned themselves in to the Cromwell Police Department on Friday.
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Giovanni Imme was released after posting $10,000 cash bond and Linda Imme was released on a $10,000 surety bond.
Both are due in court on March 22.
