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Winlock: Another marijuana growing operation busted

By Sharyn L. Decker
Lewis County Sirens news reporter

CHEHALIS – Deputies turned up more than 1,500 marijuana plants in various stages of growth when they served a search warrant yesterday morning at the 100 block of Nelson Road north of Winlock.

Three individuals were arrested for manufacture and possession of marijuana, according to the Lewis County Sheriff’s Office.

Sheriff’s Chief Deputy Breen said an investigation continuing after a a previous discovery of an illegal marijuana growing operation in Vader led investigators to the Nelson Road location.

Booked into the Lewis County Jail yesterday were Nga Dong, 65, and Le Hai Son, 39, both of Fort Lauderdale, Florida and Chanh Nguyen, 34, of San Jose, California.

The three are tentatively scheduled to go before a judge this afternoon in Lewis County Superior Court.