BRISTOL, Maine — A Bristol man faces a felony drug-trafficking charge after law enforcement allegedly seized a large quantity of marijuana, as well as cocaine and firearms, from his home Friday, Sept. 19.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency executed a search warrant at the home of Jeff Templeton, 60, after an investigation into a marijuana grow on his property.
“Agents seized 16 very healthy, mature (marijuana) plants growing outside, about 5 pounds of processed marijuana bagged up for resale, about 1 gram of cocaine, scales, drug paraphernalia, a shotgun, a rifle, a handgun, and an ATV that was being used to tend the marijuana plants,” MDEA Special Agent James Pease said in a news release.
A pound of “homegrown” marijuana can fetch $2,500-$3,500, Pease said. The plants would each yield about a half-pound to a pound of marijuana. Thus, the total street value of the marijuana and plants would be between $32,500 and $73,500, according to police.
Templeton was issued a summons for a single charge of Class C trafficking marijuana, a felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine. The state will pursue additional charges, according to the press release.