Idaho News
3 arrested, 700 plants seized in pot sting
04:57 PM MST on Saturday, November 15, 2008
POST FALLS -- A police raid in northern Idaho netted 700 marijuana plants in the Post Falls and Rathdrum areas.
Ryan Jackson, 33, of Hayden, Charlie Hatridge, 47, of Post Falls, and Kelly Polatis, 38, of Las Vegas, Nev., were arrested in what authorities are saying was a sophisticated indoor growing operation at three residences.
They're being held at the Kootenai County Jail in Coeur d'Alene.
The Idaho State Police was assisted by local law enforcement agencies in Post Falls and Rathdrum, as well as the North Idaho Violent Crimes Task Force and the federal Internal Revenue Service.
"ISP has been working on this case for several months and additional arrests may be forthcoming," according to a press release from the state police agency.


