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3 Men Charged After Marijuana Plants Found In Dover Garage

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Published: December 10, 2008

A Dover home was used to grow 144 marijuana plants, Hillsborough County deputies say.

On Tuesday afternoon at 14607 Walden Sheffield Road, deputies found the plants being cultivated within a garage. The garage was equipped with marijuana grow equipment and powered by unmetered electricity, according to deputies.

At 3:30 p.m., deputies arrested Eric Reinoso, 38, of Fort Myers Beach; Wilmer Viamontes, 39, of Dover; and Alfredo Rijo, 44, of Dover.

Viamontes and Rijo each list the Walden Sheffield Road home as their local address.

Reinoso was charged with trafficking in marijuana, owning a residence used to manufacture marijuana, cultivation of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia.

Viamontes was charged with trafficking in marijuana, cultivation of marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia

Rijo was charged with trafficking in marijuana, owning a residence used to manufacture marijuana, theft of electricity and cultivation of marijuana.

The men remained in Orient Road Jail today. No bail had been set.

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