Vape cartridges with THC found in bust

CLINTONVILLE — Discovery of vape cartridges in a marijuana grow bust on East 12th Street has the Clintonville Police Department concerned.

The police found a marijuana grow in the early morning hours Wednesday as a search warrant was executed. Officers also found an area set up to manufacture marijuana wax. Officers also located numerous unused vape cartridges and vape cartridges that appeared to be manufactured in the residence by filling them with liquid THC concentrate.

The police seized those items, along with numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia.

A 19-year-old Clintonville woman was arrested and booked in the Waupaca County Jail. The charges include possession of THC with the intent to distribute within 1,000 feet of a park, maintaining a drug trafficking place, possession of THC within 1,000 feet of a park, possession of drug paraphernalia, and manufacture or delivery of paraphernalia.

According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, there have been 1,604 cases of e-cigarette or vaping product use associated with lung injury that have been reported to the CDC from individual states and territories as of Oct. 22. There have been 34 deaths confirmed as of that date.

The matter is still under investigation, according to the release, and more arrests are expected.