Johnna Pinholster
The Valdosta Daily Times
STATENVILLE —
Half a million dollars worth of marijuana was discovered by law enforcement in Echols County Tuesday evening.
The Echols County Sheriff’s Office came upon the mulitple plots of marijuana down Bug Road off of Highway 94 West at 6 p.m. on Sept. 7, Sheriff Randy Courson said.
The plants, which measured between 8 and 13 feet tall, have an estimated street value of $4,500 each.
The plants were removed from the Wolf Bay Hunting Club on Wednesday morning and immediately burned by the Echols County Sheriff’s Office and South Georgia Drug Task Force.
Read more in Thursday's edition of The Valdosta Daily Times.
