Texas man indicted for marijuana trafficking in Marion, Polk county

A Texas man has been indicted for conspiring to manufacture and possess with intent to distribute marijuana as part of a multi-state trafficking organization in Oregon, including in Marion and Polk counties.

According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the 51-year-old man from Houston purchased houses in Oregon using several identities and used them for indoor marijuana grows.

Oregon State Police initiated the investigation after learning of “excessive electricity use at the various properties, which, in several instances, resulted in transformer explosions,” the U.S. Attorney’s Office said in a statement. 

Marijuana plants.

People in the organization allegedly grew, harvested and transported marijuana to states where marijuana is illegal.

According to the indictment, between August 2020 and September 2021, the organization allegedly trafficked more than $13 million in marijuana.

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