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Major Marijuana Bust in Floyd County

Floyd County-In the afternoon hours of today’s date, Indiana State Police Detectives with assistance from the Harrison County Sheriff’s Department executed a search warrant at the residence and vehicles located at 3020 Barrington Court in New Albany, Indiana. As a result of the search warrant, Le Gia Hoang, 66, from Oakland, California and Lucky Shiarath, 42, from San Pablo, California, were arrested for Dealing in Marijuana Over Ten Pounds and Maintaining a Common Nuisance.

The search warrant also resulted in the seizure of over twenty pounds of processed high grade Marijuana and the seizure of several thousand dollars in U.S. Currency and money orders.

Both of the arrested were incarcerated at the Floyd County Jail awaiting their first court appearance.

This investigation is continuing.

A photo of both of the arrested can be obtained by contacting the Floyd County Jail. A photo of the residence where the search warrant was served is attached to this release.

Sgt. Jerry D. Goodin
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All Subjects are Innocent until and unless Proven Guilty in a Court of Law