Taskforce seizes $1.45M worth of marijuana from Eastern Shore property

Eastern Shore authorities seized more than 700 adult marijuana plants worth about $1.45 million from an abandoned property in Chesterville, Maryland.

The investigation into the property began in August. Officials said the plants, ranging between 6- and 10-feet tall, were weeks away from being harvested.

The 15-acre property located in the 3100 block of Chesterville Bridge Road was abandoned several years ago, according to a release provided by the Queen Anne’s County Sheriff’s Office. The property included one large home and several “outbuildings” that had been sitting vacant.

Authorities said the property was only visited occasionally by the family members who live in Delaware

“Several days of surveillance did not reveal anyone coming or going from the home or property,” the release states.

A search warrant was executed on August 20, 2015.

“A search of the home revealed an indoor grow location in the basement where the marijuana plants had been

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