The Meade County Sheriff’s Office is touting a bust that turned up more than 150 marijuana plants.
According to a post on the sheriff’s office’s Facebook page, on March 14 a deputy responded to a tip of a marijuana cultivation/growing operation in the Meade County area. When the deputy arrived at the residence to execute a search warrant, they “found a full operation inside the residence and barn.” All items were seized as evidence in the case, which resulted in one arrest.
“It basically came from an anonymous tip, and that’s how important these tips are for everybody to work together in our community to solve these issues to keep our community safe,” said Meade County Sheriff Phillip Wimpee. “That’s our biggest thing.”
Wimpee said the bust is an example of the importance anonymous tips can play in investigations.
“You can keep these tips anonymous, and this is what’s saving our kids on the street,” Wimpee said. “This is what’s saving these deaths in our county. We have to put a stop to it, and this is one of the avenues we can take is through the drug tip line. This was a really good, a really big bust. It’s no telling how many lives it saved.”
You can leave an anonymous tip with the Meade County Sheriff’s Office through their HOPE line at 270-422-4673.
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