56 pounds of pot seized in raid

Published 10:12 am Monday, February 16, 2015

SOUTHSIDE TOWNSHIP — Two men are facing drug-related charges following a raid in which police found 56 pounds of marijuana.

Members of the Wright County Sheriff’s Office searched the men’s home in Southside Township last week. The sheriff’s office says deputies found meth, cocaine and a homemade alcohol distillery, in addition to the marijuana.

Sixty-year-old Mark Repke and 63-year-old Allen Hochstein were arrested and taken to Wright County Jail. The Star Tribune reports they have been charged with various felony controlled substance violations, including trafficking.

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Both men are out of jail and expected in court next week.

Online court records don’t list an attorney for either of the men.