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An estimated $4 million worth of marijuana plants were rounded up Wednesday as part of an eradication operation conducted by the Scott County Sheriffs Office and members of the Southwest Virginia Drug Task Force.
Virginia State Police also assisted with the operation.
The bust, which took place in the Fairview community, yielded 1,444 plants between 6 inches and 6 feet tall, Scott County Sheriff John Puckett said.
We havent seen this many plants in Scott County, he said. Most of the ones we come across are 50 or 100 plants in a patch, so this one is the biggest that I have seen.
Puckett said his office began surveillance on the area about a month before making their move.
The plants were located on private property that had been clear-cut over a year ago, he said.
While there are no current suspects, Puckett said the owners of the land, who live in Kentucky, arent suspected of any wrongdoing.
Its still under investigation, so hopefully well be able to catch whoever was doing this, Puckett said. So far this year weve been able to catch most of them that have been planting the pot weve found.
Although it was the largest, Wednesdays bust wasnt the first one of the week for the sheriffs office.
Around 1 a.m. Monday sheriffs deputies arrested Warren Doug Brickey after a search of his residence at Box 7400, Route 72, near Fort Blackmore yielded two pounds of marijuana, along with hydrocodone and Percocet pills.
Baggies, scales, a .22-caliber rifle and $300 in cash were also discovered.
We got some information that he was growing marijuana and might be selling some Monday, Puckett said. So we went to his house late Sunday night. We asked if we could come in, and he let us. Once we got inside, you could smell the marijuana really strong.
Puckett said the marijuana was better quality than what is usually found, consisting mainly of the flowering buds of the plant.
Brickey was charged with maintaining a house of common nuisance, possession of Schedule II and III drugs, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm while possessing narcotics.
Brickey, whose bond was set at $4,500, was sent to the Duffield Regional Jail.
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Virginia State Police also assisted with the operation.
The bust, which took place in the Fairview community, yielded 1,444 plants between 6 inches and 6 feet tall, Scott County Sheriff John Puckett said.
We havent seen this many plants in Scott County, he said. Most of the ones we come across are 50 or 100 plants in a patch, so this one is the biggest that I have seen.
Puckett said his office began surveillance on the area about a month before making their move.
The plants were located on private property that had been clear-cut over a year ago, he said.
While there are no current suspects, Puckett said the owners of the land, who live in Kentucky, arent suspected of any wrongdoing.
Its still under investigation, so hopefully well be able to catch whoever was doing this, Puckett said. So far this year weve been able to catch most of them that have been planting the pot weve found.
Although it was the largest, Wednesdays bust wasnt the first one of the week for the sheriffs office.
Around 1 a.m. Monday sheriffs deputies arrested Warren Doug Brickey after a search of his residence at Box 7400, Route 72, near Fort Blackmore yielded two pounds of marijuana, along with hydrocodone and Percocet pills.
Baggies, scales, a .22-caliber rifle and $300 in cash were also discovered.
We got some information that he was growing marijuana and might be selling some Monday, Puckett said. So we went to his house late Sunday night. We asked if we could come in, and he let us. Once we got inside, you could smell the marijuana really strong.
Puckett said the marijuana was better quality than what is usually found, consisting mainly of the flowering buds of the plant.
Brickey was charged with maintaining a house of common nuisance, possession of Schedule II and III drugs, possession of marijuana with intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm while possessing narcotics.
Brickey, whose bond was set at $4,500, was sent to the Duffield Regional Jail.
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