Marijuana, edibles and guns seized by SWET investigators

Photo credit Southwest Enforcement Team

BENTON HARBOR, Mich. -- A man is facing multiple charges after the Southwest Enforcement Team seized marijuana, marijuana edibles, and firearms from a home on Chicago Avenue.

The Southwest Enforcement Team and the Berrien County Tactical Response Unit executed a search warrant at the home on Thursday.

Inside the home, officers located and seized approximately 3 pounds of marijuana, 13 pounds of marijuana edibles, and four firearms, including a stolen pistol, police said.

A 27-year-old man from Benton Harbor was arrested on preliminary charges of:

• Felon in possession of a firearm/ammunition
• Using a firearm in the commission of a felony
• Possession of a stolen firearm
• Possession with intent to deliver marijuana
• Maintaining a drug house

The Southwest Enforcement Team (SWET) is comprised of law enforcement personnel from the Allegan County Sheriff’s Office, Berrien County Sheriff’s Office, Covert Township Police Department, Hastings Police Department, Kalamazoo County Sheriff’s Office, Kalamazoo Township Police Department, Michigan State Police, South Haven Police Department, and the Saint Joseph County Sheriff’s Office.