Indoor Pot Grower Nabbed

On August 21, 2015 the Tri-County Drug and Gang Task Force (comprised of narcotics investigators from the Lunenburg County Sheriff’s Office, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office, and the Virginia State Police) conducted an investigation of an indoor marijuana manufacturing operation located in the Drakes Branch area of Charlotte County.  The search resulted in the seizure of eight marijuana plants valued at $24,000. The investigation is ongoing with charges pending on one individual. The task force and Sheriff Jones encourages anyone with information on the distribution and/or manufacture of drugs to contact the  Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office at (434) 542-5141, Lunenburg Crime Solvers at (434) 696-3100, Lunenburg County Sheriff’s Office at (434) 696-4452, or the Virginia State Police Drug Hotline at 1-800-553-DOPE (3673).