WHIO: 300 Pot Plants Found in Darke County

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Update: The count for plants found is now over 300 with an estimated total value of $300,000, some being 10 feet tall. The article also states that

Deputies said they received a tip around 1:30 a.m., and when they arrived at the house, a man appeared at the front door with a shotgun. The man put down the weapon when deputies explained who they were, according to reports.

More information will be posted as it becomes available.

Original Post: WHIOtv.com is reporting this morning that approximately 200 pot plants, some as tall at 7 feet, have been found during a marijuana eradication effort this morning before dawn.

The plants were in a yard on Red River-West Grove Rd near Arcanum and were blocked from view by a  "wall of corn."

As of 9am, no arrests had been made and the property owners were cooperating. More information will be posted when it is made available.

Click here for the report at WHIOtv.com.