A 300-plant marijuana patch was found and removed by the 1st Judicial Drug Task Force after officials received a tip the plants were there.
District Attorney General Ken Baldwin said Tennessee Bureau of Investigation and task force agents seized the open growing, which was located in a âvery wooded area.â
A TBI helicopter flew over the reported area and confirmed the plants were there.
âIt was reported by a citizen and was located on land behind the former Our House restaurant on Highway 36,â Baldwin said.
Baldwin said there have been no arrests at this time, but the investigation was continuing. He said the TBI will destroy the plants.
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Blytheville Police reintroduces street crimes unit
The manpower comes from their criminal investigations division and some patrol officers
Blytheville Police reintroduces street crimes unit By Monae Stevens | April 23, 2021 at 9:59 PM CDT - Updated April 23 at 11:07 PM
BLYTHEVILLE, Ark. (KAIT) - Blytheville Police Department will be addressing crime with their new street crimes unit.
The street crimes unit will consist of two people from the criminal investigation division and two patrol officers who have special training in street crimes.
They will primarily focus on violent crimes that are related to drugs and gangs.
Blytheville Police Chief Ross Thompson says the city has not seen an uptick in crime this year, but they want to get ahead of any crime that could happen.