From the Fort Scott Police Department:

On July 20, 2019 at 6:45 p.m. Fort Scott Police Officers with the assistance of Bourbon County Sheriff’s Officers arrived at 2217 Poplar Road to serve a narcotics-related search warrant.

The warrant stemmed from a traffic stop earlier in the day by the FSPD.

While on the scene, officers discovered suspected marijuana growing both indoors and outdoors, along with stashes of processed marijuana plants.

Officers seized approximately 135 pounds of processed marijuana and pulled 434 suspected marijuana plants.

This is an ongoing investigation and all suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.