Grow Operation In Lowell Raided by WTF Squad


Aided by a pack of sniffer dogs and supported by weaponized military style transport vehicles, 17 members of the West michigan Task Force Dedicated and United in their Directive to End marijuana sales (aka WTF DUDE) surrounded a building on Main Street in sunny, downtown Lowell with firepower, Taco Bell meals, poorly worded subpoenas, and hand cuffs at the ready.

When the WTF team battered down the doors at 208 East Main Street, they were greeted by a reportedly massive grow operation utilizing highly sophisticated warming mats and the latest in indoor lighting technology to maximize growth. 


"We walked in on an operation that must have been months in the planning and execution stage," reported Staph Sargent Billy "Much" Adoo. "The growing area occupied an estimated nine square feet and it was a pretty impressive set up for a rural community way, way far away from Grand Rapids and genteel society."


With the aid of a small pile of LowellBucks, good at over 40 local places of business, this reporter was able to obtain the pictures contained in this report. (Your own LowellBucks can be obtained here: BuyLowellBucks.)

Adoo continued, "We have busted a lot of operations in the past, but this one had some strains even the oldest veterans had never heard of. They might be cutting edge, super high potency strains hiding behind innocent sounding names like: 'Sweet Thai, Cinnamon Basil, Sunflower, and Cherry Tomato.' Our lab guys are doing their best to decode the genetics of the seized seedlings."

Deceptive plant names did not deter the WTF DUDE team.

The "front" of the operation appears to be operating under the guise of a friendly mom-n-pop jewelry store: Chimera Design. A deep dive into the very name of the business gives an indication of the amount of chicanery and skullduggery engaged in by the owners. It seems that a "Chimera" (pronounced "Ky-mera" in the ancient Greek) is a mythical beast made up of several different components -  what a perfect choice for a business that is obviously doing more than meets the eye.



The investigation led the WTF DUDE team to the home of the listed owners/operators of Chimera Design, located just a few blocks north of the grow operation. Here the team found a well built, raised bed container just perfect for transplanting the seedlings once they are mature. The owners, one allegedly a City Council member and the other a Rotarian, did not answer the door, but could be seen hiding behind the curtains. 


This reporter has found out more from a fairly good, pretty reliable, mostly truthful Lowell resident (who requested that his name, Ryne, not be used). Clarke, who lives close to the residence where the raised bed outdoor grow was built, contends that the high quality, built to last structure was completed by a local resident who operates under the name Zach Beachum.

We hope to bring more details to you in the future. So many unanswered questions:
Why would a couple well known in the community turn to a life of crime?
Did Beachum know why he was building an outdoor grow facility?
Was he paid in cash or a stake in the harvest of "Sweet Thai"?
Where did all the antimatter go?
Can you cry underwater?


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