More Pot Plants Found Near Jay Friday; Total Value: Almost $3 Million

July 26, 2008

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A third marijuana field located near Jay was found Friday, bringing the total value of plants destroyed this week to nearly $3 million.

Santa Rosa County deputies located another 249 plants Friday afternoon with the aid of an air search of an area near Bud Diamond Road in the Brownsdale community just southwest of Jay.

That brought the total number of marijuana plants located by deputies this week to just over 1,500.

The Santa Rosa County Sheriff’s Department  destroyed about $2 million worth marijuana plants found near Jay Wednesday night.

The 1,183  plants were located in the Brownsdale community southwest of Jay near Bud Diamond Road. Deputies removed the plants Wednesday night after an anonymous tip led them to the 80 by 40 foot patch deep in the woods. Deputies said they did not immediately name any suspects in connection with the plants, some of which were up to 11 feet tall.

Deputies did not say if this major drug find was related to the arrest of a Jay man earlier this week for the cultivation of about 85 marijuana plants. Tharon “Buckshot” Godwin, 66, was charged with possession of marijuana with intent to sell, manufacture or deliver, a third degree felony in connection with 85 pot plants located in a wooded area on Bud Diamond Road near Chumuckla Highway, very near Wednesday night’s find. To read the story about Godwin and the 85 marijuana plants, click here.

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One Response to “More Pot Plants Found Near Jay Friday; Total Value: Almost $3 Million”

  1. Bam on July 29th, 2008 9:23 pm

    Just wondering why the two (2) sheriffs deputies that live on Bud Diamond road never suspected a thing?

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