DEA shuts down marijuana growing operation at Sandy Springs home

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Two men are in jail after being accused of running a marijuana growing operation in a Sandy Springs home.

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Sandy Springs police along with the Drug Enforcement Administration of Atlanta conducted a search warrant at a home on Kitty Hawk Drive.

Authorities said the lengthy investigation led detectives to uncover a marijuana growing operation at the home.

Detectives reportedly found 540 marijuana plants, 135 pounds of cultivated marijuana, an AR-15 rifle, Psilocybin mushrooms, $37,000, and other evidence connected to the manufacture and sale of marijuana.

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Eric Benjume, 26, and Juan Carlos Nunez, 40, were arrested and charged with manufacturing marijuana, trafficking marijuana, and other drug and gun-related charges.

The pair was booked into the Fulton County Jail.

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