Investigators seized 270 pounds of Mexican marijuana while executing a search warrant at a New Market residence Friday morning, Sheriff Bud McCoig reported.
Three people were arrested at the house at 1607 Elmore Road. One tried to flee out the back door, but ducked back inside when he found himself confronted by officers with weapons drawn.
Deputies with the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, along with agents from the Fourth Judicial District Drug Task Force, TBI, and state Department of Homeland Security, also seized $1,000 cash, an SUV in possession of one of the men, and a .22 rifle.
Charged with possession of marijuana for resale are Jerry Covington, 65, Edward Ray Blair, 65, of that address, as well as Luis Sosa-Sanchez, 37, of Rutledge. All three were being held at the Jefferson County Jail with bail set at $50,000 each.
McCoig said investigators received information that a shipment of marijuana from Mexico would be arriving at the residence Friday before obtaining the search warrant. He said a small amount of pot was also found hidden in a mattress at the residence.
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