A Riverview man has been arrested and charged with trafficking after deputies found more than 300 pounds of marijuana at his home.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Daniel Gonzalez-Marin was arrested Thursday and 358 pounds of pot were seized from 10728 Deepbrook Drive in Riverview.
Deputies said after obtaining a search warrant, they entered the home and found two separate rooms in the home being used to grow marijuana. Each room contained several large marijuana plants with multiple high sodium vapor lights, ballasts and fans.
In total, deputies found 70 marijuana plants in the home. The street value of the marijuana is approximately $700,000.
Tampa Electric crews found an illegal electrical connection at the home. The estimated theft of electricity was $8,800.
Authorities said Gonzalez-Marin, 27, tried to run out of the back of the home but was apprehended in the backyard.
Gonzalez-Marin was arrested and charged with trafficking in marijuana, cultivation of marijuana, grand theft and own, lease or rent for purposes of trafficking marijuana.
According to the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, Daniel Gonzalez-Marin was arrested Thursday and 358 pounds of pot were seized from 10728 Deepbrook Drive in Riverview.