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$2 Million Worth of Marijuana Found in Diamond Bar House
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Two men already suspected of running three houses with marijuana growing operations in Diamond Bar and Hacienda Heights might be responsible for a fourth house, where authorities found $2 million worth of plants in various stages of maturity yesterday.
City News Service reports that 983 plants were found in the home on the 21000 block of Malad Court, and that officials believe that Binh Ly, 43, of Rosemead and Thanh Chiem, 45, of San Jose, who were arrested last week for other drug offenses, may be responsible for this house as well.
Ly and Chiem were originally being held on $170,000 bail, after they were found to be in possession of $6 million worth of weed. Ly posted $100,000 bail and was released on October 5. It's not clear what Chiem's status is.
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