Marijuana Garden Found With Help of Researcher’s Turtle – washingtonpost.com
A Montgomery County man was arrested after a researcher tracking a radio-equipped turtle in Rock Creek Park found the animal standing in a garden of marijuana plants in a remote area of the park, police said today.The researcher notified authorities after finding the [ten] plants — about a pound and a half of marijuana worth roughly $6,500 when sold in smaller amounts on the street, police said. Lachance said investigators covertly watched the marijuana garden until a man showed up to tend to the plants.
Isiah Johnson, 19, of Chevy Chase, was arrested Wednesday and charged with possessing marijuana with intent to distribute, Lachance said.
I wonder how long those cops were sitting there, watching a marijuana garden. It’s a good thing that Washington DC is a nice, safe place, free enough from violent crime, muggings, and vandalism that investigators – plural – can sit in the park, getting paid, to wait for a gardener to show up.
