Cannon County Sheriff’s Office assisted in an big drug operation sting that netted 320 marijuana plants valued at more than $500,000.00, 15 pounds of finished product several weapons and more than $140,000 in cash. According to WSMV Channel 4 the drug operation expanded over seven counties including Cannon and Dekalb and was run by Cubans living in Nashville.
The Metro Nashville Police Department, the TBI, the DEA, U.S. Homeland Security, the Bedford County Sheriff’s Office, the Cannon County Sheriff’s Office, the Governor’s Task Force on Marijuana Eradication and the Nashville District Attorney’s Office all assisted in the investigation.
The Drug Task Forces from the 15th, 16th, 17th, 18th, 21st and 22nd Judicial Districts also took part in the investigation. No one from Cannon County was arrested in the operation Tuesday however 44 marijuana plants were seized in Dekalb County. More information from the official Sheriff’s Department Reports is expected to be released soon.
