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The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Unit completed a one year long investigation into the manufacturing of marijuana. This investigation originated from information gathered during a previous Vice-Narcotics Operation.
The Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice-Narcotics Detectives searched the property, including the residence of the defendant, in addition to an adjacent property. During the investigation, Vice-Narcotics Detectives discovered that the defendant was utilizing his resources to nourish marijuana plants he had sown on an adjacent property. Vice-Narcotics Detectives also located harvested marijuana plants inside of the defendant’s residence. The defendant was using his residence to cure the harvested product.
Thirty-four marijuana plants were seized during the search. The plants ranged in height from four feet to seven feet. The total weight of the marijuana from these plants was approximately six pounds. The marijuana being cured inside of the residence was also seized. The total weight of the cured marijuana was approximately five pounds. A total of eleven pounds of marijuana was seized from the defendant during the search.
On Wednesday, August 3, at the conclusion of the investigation, the Columbus County Sheriff’s Office Vice/Narcotics Detectives arrested one individual for the above offense. The suspect was processed at the Columbus County Law Enforcement Center with a $10,000 unsecured bond. He has been released from custody.
Arrested was Richard Lynn Norris of 956 Georgia Pacific Road in Whiteville. He was charged with one felony count of manufacturing a schedule VI controlled substance.
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