HANOVER — Dozens of mature marijuana plants with a street value estimated at nearly $100,000 were destroyed or confiscated by Oxford County sheriff’s deputies and a Maine Drug Enforcement Agency agent  Tuesday at two locations.

MDEA supervisor Gerry Baril said Wednesday afternoon that James Stump, 25, of Crooked Brook Road, was cited by deputies Mike Halacy and Chancey Libby for growing fewer than 100 plants. MDEA agent Zane Loper also took part in the investigation.

Baril said if the dried buds of the 56 plants found growing on Stump’s property or in his home exceed one pound, he will be charged with felony trafficking and the case will go before the Oxford County grand jury.

The plants were taken to the Lewiston MDEA office for drying. Baril said a determination on the amount of dried marijuana should be known in about two weeks.

After deputies completed their search of Stump’s property, local residents suggested that another growing operation may be happening on nearby Howard Pond Road. After obtaining a search warrant, law enforcement officers found another 55 plants and four pounds of frozen prepared marijuana in a camp on the Howard Pond Road.

Baril said the owner lives in Lynn, Mass. It is unknown at this time whether the camp was being rented, so no charges have yet been made.

The day’s marijuana busts began around 10 a.m. when law officials found 14 mature plants growing on land adjacent to but not owned by Stump. Those plants were eradicated at the site.

From there, officials followed a path to Stump’s home and made the discoveries of his growing operation. Later, the growing operation at the camp was discovered.

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