On July 13, 2015 Concord Police Officers responded to 19 Thorndike Street to investigate an anonymous ConcordbrRegional Crimeline tip regarding drug activity at that address. Specifically,brthe tip alleged that the residents were manufacturing and distributing psilocybinbr(hallucinogenic) mushrooms. The tip also included concern that the illegal drugbractivity was taking place in the presence of young children.
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Upon arrival, officers spoke withbra neighbor who reported smelling the odor of burnt marijuana coming from thebrfirst floor apartment. In addition, it was also reported that there was frequentlybra high volume of pedestrian traffic into and out of the apartment. Officersbrlearned that the children in question were away and would not return until thebrfollowing week.
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Detectives were assigned tobrinvestigate this matter and learned that the residence at 19 Thorndike St. hadbrmultiple exterior surveillance cameras. Information was also obtained tobrcorroborate the report that multiple individuals would visit the apartment.brDetectives also obtained corroborating statements to support the possibilitybrthat the children in question could be exposed to potentially hazardous drugsbror ingredients used in the cultivation of psilocybin mushrooms. Detectives learned that two children, ages 8brand 4, reside in the apartment in question and would have had direct access tobrthe drugs in question.
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On July 14, 2015 Concord Police executed abrsearch warrant of 19 Thorndike Street. Shortly after entering the apartmentbrDetectives noticed a large pot of dark liquid on the stove, a large industrialbrstyle barrel containing liquid on the kitchen table, bags of soil for thebrgrowing of mushrooms, a container of grain and large sifting screens in thebrkitchen.
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Detectives then discovered numerousbrboxes of laboratory equipment including glassware, growing lights and relatedbrlaboratory equipment. Also in the basement there were several containers withbrmushrooms and soil.
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In one bedroom a large rack withbrtwenty four trays of soil and what appeared to be mushrooms was located. Therebrwere several plastic containers that had been altered for the growing ofbrmushrooms. There were large plastic containers that contained driedbrmushrooms.
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The basement appeared to be setbrup for the cultivation of mushrooms on a significant scale. Overall, the interior of the apartmentbrappeared to be set up for the production of psilocybin (hallucinogenic) mushroomsbrover a long period of time.
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The Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)brNew England Regional Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement Team was notified regardingbrconcerns about the materials found inside the apartment. Upon arrival agentsbrfrom the DEA determined that there was a large scale clandestine laboratory forbrthe growing of psilocybin mushrooms inside of the apartment. The DEA requestedbrthat the tenants of the other apartments in the building be evacuated for theirbrsafety until all items of concern could be removed and secured. The executionbrof the search warrant continued over the course of July 14th and 15th due tobrthe scale of the operation.
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The Concord City Department ofbrCode Enforcement responded to the residence prior to the completion of thebrsearch warrant. The examined the apartment once all of the hazardous materialsbrhad been removed and cleared the residence for occupancy.
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After the completion of thebrsearch warrant, detectives sought out and obtained arrest warrants for two ofbrthe residents of this apartment. They are as follows:
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Derek Milioto, 32 of Concord, for endangering welfare of child/incompetent (two counts), posession of controlled drugs (felony and misdemeanor); and Luke Robinson, 23 of Concord, for possession of controlled drugs/manufacturing (felony) and possession of controlled drugs (misdemeanor).
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Both subjects turned themselves into police on 7/16/15. Milioto wasbrordered held on $5,000 cash bail and Robinson was ordered held on $2,000 cashbrbail. They will both be arraigned at the 6thbrCircuit – District Division – Concord (Concord District Court) this morning, Julybr17, 2015.
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This is an ongoing investigation and additional charges and/or arrestsbrmay be forthcoming.
Cocaine, Marijuana Found at Dillon’s PIzza
On July 23, 2015 the ConcordbrPolice Department concluded a month long investigation into the illegalbrdistribution of cocaine within the City with the execution of a search warrantbrat “Dillon’s Pizza,” located at 7 Depot Street in Concord, and with the arrestbrof:
Kurt Dillon, 26 of Chichester, charged with conspiracy to sell a controlled drug, possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute (cocaine), and possession of a controlled drug with intent to distribute (marijuana).
During the search of thebrrestaurant, which was closed for business at the time, a substantial quantitybrof cocaine and marijuana were found.
Dillon was arraigned on July 24,br2015 at the 6th Circuit Concord District Division Court and bail wasbrset at $100,000 per charge. He isbrcurrently being held at the New Hampshire State Prison in Concord.
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