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| New York 'soccer mom' accused of running $3m marijuana operation | New York 'soccer mom' accused of running $3m marijuana operation |
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| A suburban mother-of-two with a keen interest in equestrianism has been accused of running a multimillion dollar marijuana enterprise from a warehouse in New York City. | A suburban mother-of-two with a keen interest in equestrianism has been accused of running a multimillion dollar marijuana enterprise from a warehouse in New York City. |
| Andrea Sanderlin was described by friends and neighbours in the upmarket town of Scarsdale as a "soccer mom" who drove a Mercedes SUV and competed in horse riding competitions. | Andrea Sanderlin was described by friends and neighbours in the upmarket town of Scarsdale as a "soccer mom" who drove a Mercedes SUV and competed in horse riding competitions. |
| But the federal drug enforcement agency alleges that the 45-year-old was in charge of a "sophisticated operation to grow and process marijuana", according to the criminal complaint. | But the federal drug enforcement agency alleges that the 45-year-old was in charge of a "sophisticated operation to grow and process marijuana", according to the criminal complaint. |
| The DEA began investigating Sanderlin after a man arrested in a separate drugs raid identified her as growing marijuana in Brooklyn or Queens. Investigators linked Sanderlin, who has two daughters aged 3 and 13, to a warehouse that was using "an unusually high amount of electricity". | The DEA began investigating Sanderlin after a man arrested in a separate drugs raid identified her as growing marijuana in Brooklyn or Queens. Investigators linked Sanderlin, who has two daughters aged 3 and 13, to a warehouse that was using "an unusually high amount of electricity". |
| "The warehouse was filled with over $3m worth of hydroponic marijuana and the organization covertly produced 3,000 marijuana plants," Brian Crowell, special agent in charge at the DEA, said in a statement on Tuesday. | "The warehouse was filled with over $3m worth of hydroponic marijuana and the organization covertly produced 3,000 marijuana plants," Brian Crowell, special agent in charge at the DEA, said in a statement on Tuesday. |
| Sanderlin was arrested after agents followed her to the warehouse. In a separate raid on her Scarsdale home authorities found books on how to grow marijuana and how to launder money, according to the DEA. | Sanderlin was arrested after agents followed her to the warehouse. In a separate raid on her Scarsdale home authorities found books on how to grow marijuana and how to launder money, according to the DEA. |
| Sanderlin has pleaded not guilty to narcotics trafficking, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. She is awaiting a bond hearing. | Sanderlin has pleaded not guilty to narcotics trafficking, a felony that carries a maximum sentence of 10 years. She is awaiting a bond hearing. |
| The exposure of Sanderlin as an alleged marijuana kingpin came as a shock to friends and neighbours in Scarsdale, a wealthy suburb of Westchester just outside New York City. | The exposure of Sanderlin as an alleged marijuana kingpin came as a shock to friends and neighbours in Scarsdale, a wealthy suburb of Westchester just outside New York City. |
| Anthony Flores, a local friend, told CBS New York he thought Sanderlin was "a stereotypical soccer mom". | Anthony Flores, a local friend, told CBS New York he thought Sanderlin was "a stereotypical soccer mom". |
| "When I first met her she told me she was running a baby furniture operation," Flores said. "[The arrest] blew my mind. Especially knowing her like interacting with her day to day. It's just nuts. I would think not her of all people." | "When I first met her she told me she was running a baby furniture operation," Flores said. "[The arrest] blew my mind. Especially knowing her like interacting with her day to day. It's just nuts. I would think not her of all people." |
| The Smoking Gun, which broke the news of Sanderlin's detention on Tuesday, said the accused was a regular at the Twin Lakes Farm horse riding academy in Bronxville and had competed in equestrian competitions. | The Smoking Gun, which broke the news of Sanderlin's detention on Tuesday, said the accused was a regular at the Twin Lakes Farm horse riding academy in Bronxville and had competed in equestrian competitions. |
| A YouTube video titled "My 1st school show" and credited in numerous reports as having been posted by Sanderlin appeared to show her riding a chestnut horse around a large indoor enclosure. | A YouTube video titled "My 1st school show" and credited in numerous reports as having been posted by Sanderlin appeared to show her riding a chestnut horse around a large indoor enclosure. |
| Scott Tarter, who owns the Twin Lakes Farm, told CNN that he thought Sanderlin was in the interior design business. | Scott Tarter, who owns the Twin Lakes Farm, told CNN that he thought Sanderlin was in the interior design business. |
| "She was just like all the local moms here," he said. "She wasn't loud. I never saw her smoking or drinking or anything that would have made me believe this." | "She was just like all the local moms here," he said. "She wasn't loud. I never saw her smoking or drinking or anything that would have made me believe this." |
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