Over 1,000 marijuana plants seized in Georgia raids; 2 arrested

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

The sophisticated marijuana grow operation is believed to have operated for approximately five years on an abandoned dairy farm in rural Franklin County.

By Steve Burns, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Separate raids on marijuana grow operations in northeast and west Georgia each yielded more than 500 pot plants, the GBI said.

Authorities from two states seized marijuana plants worth about $565,000 in a raid on an abandoned farm in northeast Georgia, the agency said. The “sophisticated” marijuana operation found Monday is thought to have operated for about five years in Franklin County, according to the GBI.

One person was arrested during that operation, which included state and local agencies in Georgia and South Carolina.

“Franklin County authorities found 556 marijuana plants in various stages of growth along with an elaborate watering and lighting system that was attached to tracks suspended from the ceiling,” GBI agent Mitchell Posey said. “These tracks allowed the lighting system to move and evenly distribute light and heat to each plant.”

TRENDING STORIES: