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Plumbing Business Was A Front For Large-Scale Marijuana Cultivation
A man who created a fake plumbing business as a front for an illegal, large-scale marijuana growing operation has been sentenced to 12 years in prison.
On Tuesday, March 2, Thomas Laverty, 40, of Clinton, was sentenced on prior drug, money laundering, and fraud convictions, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Massachusetts, said.
According to court documents, Laverty, along with co-conspirators, created the phony plumbing business Chuck Laverty & Son Inc., as a cover to grow weed. Laverty and others used the plumbing business’ bank accounts and locations to facilitate growing, storing and dist…
LSD, 1,000 Pills, And More Seized During Route 56 Traffic Stop
More than 1,000 prescription pills, as well as 500 tabs of LSD, were confiscated during a traffic stop on Monday.
Police said that on Monday, Jan. 25, afternoon, on Maple Avenue (Route 56) in Rutland, police made a motor vehicle stop that allegedly ended in the seizure of the aforementioned pills and acid as well as $2,780 in cash, more than 8 ounces of marijuana, and a hoard of THC- and marijuana-infused products.
A 21-year-old Milbury man was arrested and is being charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license, possession of a class D drug with intent to distribute (marij…
