According to the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department, the store on Monterey Road "was never open for business?in fact none of the furniture was even for sale." Instead, owner Phuc Nguyen?arrested in the store last week?operated in back, where he allegedly kept 1,000 cannabis plants and 50 pounds of processed weed, the total value of which the department estimated at $2 million.
The sheriff's press release also alleges that Nguyen powered his grow operation with $80,000 of stolen electricity obtained by bypassing the meter.
Fake Furniture Store Hid $2 Million Worth of Weed in Back Room, Cops Say