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Interstate 4 Cleanup Crew Finds 60 Pounds Of Pot

Photo courtesy of Florida Highway Patrol

A cleanup crew found two bags stuffed with marijuana along the side of Interstate 4.

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By MIKE WELLS | The Tampa Tribune

Published: November 27, 2007

Updated: 11/27/2007 12:52 pm

Members of a highway cleanup crew collected some intriguing litter along Interstate 4 this morning, the Florida Highway Patrol says.

At 7:30 a.m., the crewmen were near McIntosh Road when they spotted two large, plastic trash bags on the side of the highway that were filled with approximately 60 pounds of marijuana, Trooper Larry Coggins said

Coggins says the plants, valued at more than $54,000, apparently fell out or were thrown out of a passing vehicle. They appeared freshly cut and some had intact root balls. Investigators suspect the plants were harvested within the last 24 hours from a grow-house operation, he said.

Today's discovery was not the largest amount of marijuana found alongside a highway, "but it certainly isn't an everyday event," Coggins said.

Anyone missing their bags of marijuana or knows how these bags made their way onto the roadside is asked to contact the Florida Highway Patrol at (813) 631-4020.

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