Police seize 240 pot plants in man's backyard

WARESBORO - Police found 240 marijuana plants in a Ware County backyard and arrested the man who lived there. <br> <br> James Craig Strickland, 47, faces drug and firearm charges following the Thursday raid, said Capt. Peggy Guinn of the Ware County Sheriff&#39;s Department. <br> <br> The plants, which were less than 2 feet high, were being grown in pots beneath a pecan tree and concealed by a perimeter of 55-gallon plastic drums behind the home, Guinn said. <br> <br> If grown to maturity and sold, the plants would have had an estimated street value of $224,000, Georgia Bureau of Investigation agents said. <br> <br> Investigators also seized two shotguns and two rifles, and a small amount of processed marijuana during a search of the home and property, Guinn said.

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