Keywords: small business big heart amsterdam n.y. ny new york ghost town ghosttown dead city upstate real-estate realestate abandoned toxic hazardous waste rape sex offenders stupid criminal real estate mohawk valley mall 12010 blacks african americans capitol region albany animal cruelty abuse buddhists monks crime schenectady troy relocate portrait people indoor Who said manufacturing is dead in Ghost Town Amsterdam New York AMSTERDAM — An Amsterdam man was arrested after investigators raided his Montgomery County home and found a hydroponic marijuana growing operation and over 10 pounds of processed marijuana, State Police said. Adam Sands, 39, was charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a felony, and unlawfully growing cannabis, a violation. Police executed a search warrant at his home where they found 290 plants growing in three separate areas of the residence, State Police said. Almost half of the 1,100 square foot ranch-style house had been converted into a hydroponic marijuana "factory," police said. The processed marijuana, computer equipment and $1,000 in cash were also seized. Sands was arraigned in Amsterdam Town Court and sent to the Montgomery County jail with bail set at $15,000. Who said manufacturing is dead in Ghost Town Amsterdam New York AMSTERDAM — An Amsterdam man was arrested after investigators raided his Montgomery County home and found a hydroponic marijuana growing operation and over 10 pounds of processed marijuana, State Police said. Adam Sands, 39, was charged with first-degree criminal possession of marijuana, a felony, and unlawfully growing cannabis, a violation. Police executed a search warrant at his home where they found 290 plants growing in three separate areas of the residence, State Police said. Almost half of the 1,100 square foot ranch-style house had been converted into a hydroponic marijuana "factory," police said. The processed marijuana, computer equipment and $1,000 in cash were also seized. Sands was arraigned in Amsterdam Town Court and sent to the Montgomery County jail with bail set at $15,000. |