Six people have been federally indicted in relation to an illegal marijuana operation spanning across the Upper Peninsula.

The Upper Peninsula Substance Enforcement Team and a Federal Bureau of Investigation Federal Task Force began investigating the case over a year ago. After executing multiple search warrants in Iron, Marquette, Gogebic and Ontonagon Counties, 186 marijuana plants and 32 pounds of processed marijuana have been seized.

The man facing the heaviest charges is Spencer Troy Ward. He's facing 10 felony counts relating to the alleged manufacturing, possession and intended distribution of marijuana plants and marijuana.

"We were able to infiltrate this illegal medical marijuana grow and identify those people that were involved in it and conspiring to manufacture and sell marijuana across the state and in other parts of the country as well," said Detective Lieutenant Tim Sholander of UPSET.

Ward is scheduled to be arraigned on Monday. For more information, view the official court documents in our related documents section.