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A huge marijuana bust this morning uncovered an international operation that shipped duffel bags of pot down the Kettle River, according to the Spokane Police Department.
About 40 pounds of marijuana, $70,000 and a grow room were found at a home in Stevens County in an investigation police say was triggered by the suspicions of an officer who died of cancer Oct. 5.
Officer Aaron Douglas (right) suspected there was more to a case of a man found with 10 pounds of marijuana a few months ago.
The investigation involved people selling the drug “using the cover of selling medical marijuana,” according to a news release.
The case was about to close, but Douglas’ suspicions led investigators to search a home this morning.
David Raugust, 28, and Greg Breken, 52, were arrested on charges of manufacturing a controlled substance and 
possession of a controlled substance with intent to deliver.
“Seized ledgers indicated transactions of over $100,000 were being conducted,” according to the news release.
Spokane police Officer Devin Presta said the operation apparently involved B.C bud being imported to the United States by backpack and river rafts.
Look for more details next week when the search warrant and probable cause affidavits are available.
Reporter Meghann Cuniff writes about public safety news from the Inland Northwest and beyond.
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donmerc on October 17 at 3:49 a.m.
Good Lord, how about a little decency, SS? You could’ve made your point without being so vicious!!! Think of his family reading this, and maybe you’ll temper your words next time.
meghannc on October 17 at 12:42 p.m.
I’ve deleted Sugar Shane’s post. He could have easily made his point without the vicious personal attack. It’s pretty disappointing to have to log in on a Saturday to keep things decent around here. I’ve had to delete the last five or so comments on this blog because they’ve just been completely inappropriate. Let’s give civil discourse a try, people.
JimF on October 17 at 1:13 p.m.
Meghann-Thank you.
Ryan Pitts on October 17 at 2:26 p.m.
I just got a message about those comments and had logged in to check too, Meghann. Thanks for cleaning them up.
You being involved in this blog’s comment threads like you are is the best start toward keeping things civil, but it’s ridiculous that comments like that have to be cleaned up in the first place. Our account-based system makes it easy to remove someone’s ability to comment, so if we need to take that measure, we will.
Rifleman__Dodd on November 14 at 7:29 p.m.
Did he bust his medical marijuana provider for spite?