Milpitas Police Bust Local Marijuana Growing Operation

On Nov. 29 at 7:07 p.m., Milpitas police officers on patrol stopped a 2004 Lexus in the area of E. Calaveras and N. Gadsen avenues for a routine traffic violation. The driver was 28-year-old John Thanh Vo, a Fremont resident.

As the officers spoke with Vo during the routine traffic stop, Vo consented to let officers search his vehicle.

Upon searching the trunk of the car, the officers found "a large quantity of marijuana," according to Sgt. Raj Maharaj.

Further investigation led police to a home in the 2100 block of Pedro Avenue. A search of the house yielded "multiple pounds of marijuana, hundreds of marijuana plants, and equipment used to cultivate marijuana," Sgt. Maharaj described.

The marijuana and cultivation equipment were seized as evidence, and Vo was booked into Santa Clara County Jail on charges of cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sales, and transportation of marijuana.

Anyone with any information regarding this event, John Thanh Vo, other marijuana cultivation locations, or any other criminal activity occurring in Milpitas is encouraged to call the Milpitas Police Department at 408-586-2400. Anonymous tips can also be given by calling the crime tip hotline at 408-586-2500 or through the Milpitas Police Department website.