Kai Peter allegedly had 98 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $477,000 when he was arrested on March 16, 2016.
SOMERVILLE -- A Warren Township man pleaded not guilty Monday in Somerset County Superior Court to charges that he had an indoor drug farm at his home.
When Kai Peter's Mount Horeb Road residence was raided on March 16, police allegedly found 98 pounds of marijuana, psilocybin mushrooms, four-and-a-half pounds of hashish, three pounds of hashish candy and $20,637 in cash, it was previously reported.
Kai Peter (Somerset County Prosecutor's Office)Peter, 35, who is facing a number of possession and distribution charges, has been released from Somerset County Jail on a $300,000 cash-only bail.
Assistant prosecutor Jamin Cooper, who is representing the state in the case, has extended a plea deal of 12 years in prison with four years served before being eligible for parole.
Judge Robert B. Reed set Aug. 12 as the next court date.
According to police, the marijuana has a value of $477,000, the hashish is worth $112,500 and the psilocybin mushrooms has a value of $90,000.
Peter allegedly had a growing and packaging area for marijuana and hashish in the basement of his home that included a heat sealer, heat sealer bags, scales, artificial lighting, grow pots, hygrometer, grinder, fans, gloves, mason jars, flexible ductwork and filters. The residence is also equipped with an air filtration system, authorities previously said.
Man hid 107 pounds of marijuana
Authorities also said the residence allegedly contained an indoor growing area for psilocybin mushrooms, as well as a refrigerator containing psilocybin mushroom seeds. Police also recovered a Mossberg .22-calibre long rifle, it was previously reported.
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