Kauai police seize 1,400 marijuana plants, arrest two men
Advertiser Staff
KILAUEA , Kauai — Police confiscated 1,400 marijuana plants and arrested two men on drug charges Thursday.
Miles Martinez, 53, and Rickie Trinque, 48, were charged with first-degree commercial promotion of marijuana and prohibited acts related to drug paraphernalia.
Police confiscated 1,400 marijuana plants ranging from 12 inches to 2 feet in height that were found in an open field where Martinez and Trinque were observed tending to the plants.
The men were released on Saturday pending the outcome of the investigation.
