Milpitas: 3 arrested in pot grow raid

by Susie Fowkes , December 19, 2011

Three men were arrested in Milpitas earlier this month after police learned they were allegedly cultivating marijuana in a rented home in the 1100 block of Fox Hollow Court.

Acting on a tip, officers descended on the residence on December 2 armed with a search warrant. Investigators seized several pounds of cultivated marijuana, hundreds of marijuana plants, and materials used to cultivate the plants, according to Milpitas police.

The investigation resulted in the arrests of three 30-year-old San Jose men, identified as Truong Huang Pham, Sean Minh Lieu, and James Dinh Hoy Tran, authorities reported. The trio was booked into Santa Clara County Jail for various charges including cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sales, transportation of marijuana, possession of a controlled substance, and theft of utilities.

The Milpitas Police Department urges landlords to be aware of people to whom they rent homes. Signs that someone could be using a rental home solely for the purpose of cultivating marijuana include: paying rent in cash; changing locks without the landlord’s permission; never being home; altering utility equipment; adding additional ventilation to the residence; and an odor of marijuana.

Anyone with information on this investigation, other marijuana cultivation locations, or any other criminal activity occurring in Milpitas is asked to contact police at (408) 586-2500. Those wishing to remain anonymous can call (408) 586-2400 or visit the Milpitas Police Department’s website.

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Susie Fowkes

Susie Dryden Fowkes was born and raised in the Central Coast city of Santa Cruz and studied journalism at San Francisco State University. She has lived in the Silicon Valley for more than a decade, where she has covered Bay Area news for both radio and print media. She currently resides in San Jose with her traffic reporter husband and beagle-lab mix Kona.