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The cannabis plants found inside a Cape Coral man’s home. Credit: Cape Coral Police Department A man has been arrested after detectives say they found an extensive marijuana-growing operation inside his Cape Coral residence in April. On April 29, the Cape Coral Police Department’s vice investigations and narcotics unit searched a home on Diplomat Parkway West. After CCPD calls a “lengthy and complex investigation,” detectives found an illegal marijuana grow operation in eight rooms of the house, with 86 plants with root systems and 216 clones that had yet to develop roots, weighing 283.6 lbs altogether. The suspect was Walter Pereida Flores, 40, who CCPD says claimed ownership of the operation, including all the plants, equipment and construction of the electrical wiring and piping used. Pereida Flores faces charges of marijuana trafficking or manufacturing in excess of 25 lbs or 300 plants and owning/renting a structure for trafficking or manufacturing a controlled substance. Walter Pereida Flores. Credit: Cape Coral Police Department