Two charged with running illegal, large-scale cannabis growing operation in Wayne County
Walworth, N.Y. (WHAM) Two men have been charged with manufacturing and possessing with intent to distribute thousands of marijuana plants in Wayne County following a multi-agency investigation.
In January, the Drug Enforcement Administration began investigating a large-scale illegal marijuana cultivation operation on Daansen Road in Walworth after a complaint was filed, according to prosecutors.
Investigators determined Ferrydoon Ardehali, 55, of Staten Island, and Colby Riggle, 37, of California, were running the operation under the name "Integrity Farms & Greenhouses, Inc." and selling cannabis to several authorized growing facilities in New York, including in North Tonawanda, Niagara County and Clarence, Erie County.
Integrity Farms & Greenhouses, Inc. both were reportedly never issued a state license to grow marijuana, according to the criminal complaint and the New York State Office of Cannabis Management.
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