Kansas sheriff seizes 56 pounds of marijuana worth $180K in local bust
A Butler County search warrant turned up 56 pounds of marijuana at a property northeast of El Dorado, according to a Facebook post from the sheriff’s office.
The sheriff’s Career Criminal Unit seized 89 marijuana plants and several bags of processed marijuana, valued at $180,000.
“On Thursday, July 15, 2021 the Butler County Sheriff’s Career Criminal Unit executed a search warrant on a property northeast of El Dorado after having investigated the report of a marijuana growing operation on the property,” the post reads.
The sheriff’s office said no arrests have been made but that charges are imminent.
This story was originally published July 16, 2021 at 3:16 PM.