Man, woman arrested after 40 pounds of marijuana found in home in Sturtevant

STURTEVANT -- Two 57-year-old Sturtevant residents were arrested on Wednesday, April 20th as agents with the Racine County Sheriff's Office's Metro Drug Unit served a search warrant at a home there.

Officials say 40 pounds of marijuana was located in the home on 90th Street, along with marijuana plant material and schedule II narcotic medications.

Agents also discovered evidence in a detached garage that there had been a marijuana grow operation which appeared to have been recently dismantled.

A 59-year-old man and 59-year-old woman were arrested on charges of possession of marijuana with intent to deliver and possession of schedule II narcotics with intent to deliver.

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