Man Arrested in Winnetka Drug Bust

By Tim State in News on Mar 28, 2009 7:04PM

75 marijuana plants were found in a Winnetka home on Wednesday when police executed a search warrant on a home in the 300 block of Hawthorn Lane. Police also found “further evidence of the production, use and distribution of [marijuana],” according to a Winnetka Police release.

A 21-year-old man, Mark Elliot Mansheim, who lived at the residence, was arrested in connection with the drug bust, and charged with production of marijuana plants, marijuana possession, and manufacturing of marijuana, all felonies.

Also found in the home: growing stations, including tents equipped with lighting, irrigation and ventilation systems. [Trib]