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More than $3 million of marijuana found near coast

Wednesday, July 15, 2009

(Updated 8:42 am)

By The Associated Press

ELIZABETH CITY (AP) — Sheriff's deputies in a coastal county have seized more than $3 million worth of marijuana plants.

Multiple media outlets are reporting that officers pulled up nearly 3,000 plants Tuesday in Pasquotank County. Officers say the plants are worth about $3.6 million.

Investigator William Williams says trees had been cut to allow more sun into the quarter-acre plot. He says none of the plants had buds so it appeared they already had been harvested.

Officials say the sheriff's office had received numerous calls about the marijuana field before deputies pulled up the plants.

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po_ole_organic_farmer

July 15, 2009 - 9:00 am EDT

just maybe I need to call some of my old friends up around Moyock to see who was the proud owner.....NO buds, not time for pickin', too early in the season.......that is the leading CASH crop in that area, so what's the problem...