A Greeley man could face a list of drug felonies after officers with the Weld County Drug Task Force and the ATF found a marijuana grow in his home less than 500 feet from University Schools.

The ATF initially obtained a warrant to search the home of Graham Loines, 33, in the 6500 block of 18th Street, because agents believed he might have “illegal firearms and associated components of such firearms, such as…ammunition,” according to the affidavit for his arrest.

When agents on Thursday afternoon entered the home, they found a 57-plant marijuana grow in the basement, the affidavit states. They also found a child’s play area and a pink doll house, with a box of trimmed plant parts and stems nearby “as if the occupants were ‘trimming’ near the children’s play area,” which is why Loines’ suspected charges include child abuse.

When officers entered the house’s kitchen, they found a little more than half a pound of marijuana stored in mason jars, along with a scale and $600 in cash.

They kept moving through the house, and found another stash of marijuana – more than half a pound – under a table in the garage. According to the affidavit, they also found another scale, and equipment used to extract oil from the plants.

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In total, officers found about 1.27 pounds of marijuana in the house. Having that amount of marijuana in a home doesn’t, by itself, mean a person will be charged with distributing drugs, said Lt. Steve Black of the Weld County Drug Task Force. When officers find more evidence though, such as scales or other tools used in drug dealing, they often arrest a person on suspicion of dealing drugs.

Police arrested him on suspicion of five charges, including cultivation of more than 30 marijuana plants, distribution of marijuana and extraction of marijuana concentrate.

Loines could face a heavier sentence in court because his alleged grow operation was only 430 feet from University Schools. Police note when a drug dealing operation takes place within up to 1,000 feet from a school, according to Black. That fact is referred to as a “sentence enhancer,” and was put in place in an attempt to prevent drug-related crimes near schools, Black said.

Prosecutors have until early next week to file charges against Loines.