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Katy man arrested, accused of growing peyote

Alex Noorian has been arrested and charged with manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

KATY, Texas - A Katy man faces felony drugs charges after Harris County Precinct 5 deputies say they found nearly 2,000 grams of illegal peyote at his home.

Authorities responded to a disturbance call Monday at 31-year-old Alex Noorian’s home in the 2600 block of Planter House Lane in Williamsburg Colony. Deputies say they obtained a search warrant for the home and found six pots of peyote cactus and two jars of the drug. According to deputies, they also found illegal mushrooms, THC wax and 35 marijuana plants.

Credit: Harris County Precinct 5, Custom
A Katy man faces felony drugs charges after Harris County Precinct 5 deputies say they found nearly 2,000 grams of illegal peyote at his home.

Deputies say peyote is an endangered species and a Class One Hallucinogen on the same level as LSD and PCP.

Noorian has been arrested and charged with manufacturing and delivering a controlled substance and possession of marijuana.

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