February 1, 2010
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Police say Port Jervis man was selling pot all the way to Scranton
Port Jervis Police have had their eye on Karl Kalblein, 39, for several months and when they raided his apartment last Friday night, they seized over 200 cannabis plants, a large assortment of Methadone pills, Alprazolam pills, Hydrocodone pills, Oxycodone pills, and over $1,600 in cash.
They also seized three firearms, over 10 pounds of marijuana, and found three large rooms with heating lamps, ultraviolent lights, fertilizer, potting soil and harvesting equipment, which police allege Kalblein used to harvest the plants.
Police said Kalblein was operating a large scale grow house and supplied marijuana from Port Jervis to Scranton, PA.
Kalblein was charged with criminal possession of a controlled substance in the first and third degrees, and criminal possession of marijuana in the first degree, all felonies.
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