A Roanoke Rapids man was charged with several counts Sunday night after officers found an elaborate indoor marijuana operation at his house.

Patterson

Officers seized 11 plants valued at $10,000 each, watering and ventilation systems and lighting and planting materials from the 806 Carolina Street home of Kristopher Wayne Patterson, 27.

Roanoke Rapids deputy police chief Adam Bondarek said officers from A Squad were following up on an investigation there when they discovered the operation in about a 10 by 12 back room of the house.

The base and filtration system.

"It's one of the most complex ones I've seen," Bondarek said of the operation, which included large water and air filtration systems covered by a tent.

The marijuana was of high quality and came from plants that were several generations old, frosted with a white crystal on the buds.

The officers also seized an undisclosed amount of money from the house.

Patterson, who goes by the nickname KP, was given a suspended sentence for maintaining a place for a controlled substance in 2008 for a 2006 offense, according to state Department of Correction records.

Some of the paraphernalia seized.

That timeline could be an indication of how long the indoor grow operation has been established at the house, Bondarek said.

Patterson faces charges of possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, manufacturing schedule VI, felony possession of schedule VI, maintaining a dwelling and possession of paraphernalia.

He was jailed on a $10,000 unsecured bond and has a March 2 court date.