Fort Myers, Miami men busted for Okeechobee grow house

A 27-year-old Fort Myers man and a Miami man are facing charges related to a marijuana grow house, the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office said.

OKEECHOBEE, Fla. A 27-year-old Fort Myers man and a Miami man are facing charges related to a marijuana grow house, the Okeechobee County Sheriff’s Office said.

Adain Samuell Lago, of West Some Road, faces multiple drug charges, including operating the grow house.

Luis M. Yero, 59, of Miami, also faces multiple drug related charges.

Investigators found 189 marijuana plants inside the structure, which was located in a wooded area behind a home on NE 342nd Trail in Okeechobee, the sheriff’s office said.

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