Saturday while investigating a reported theft of a tractor on Payton Lanein Cannon County, Cannon County Sheriff’s Deputy Brandon Gullett found
some green plants in a large black flower pot. Upon a closer look at the
plants, Deputy Gullett determined they were marijuana plants. After Cannon
County Sheriff Darrell Young arrived on the scene, he and Deputy Gullett
followed a trail going into the woods behind the residence and found
several marijuana plants growing in the ground and in some flower pots.
The owner of the residence denied the plants were his.
A total of 228 marijuana plants were discovered with a street value of an
estimated $228,000. The plants were taken to the Sheriff’s Office and
burned. Assisting in the investigation was Investigator Anthony Young,
Sgt. Randy Neal, Deputy Eric Moss and Jail Administrator Ed Brown.
Suspects in the case are being interviewed. Names will be released by the
Cannon County Sheriff’s Department once formal charges are placed. The
case is still under investigation.
