State police seize marijuana plants

A request to check a resident in Bridgewater resulted in a major drug bust, including the seizure of 99 marijuana plants, Vermont State Police said.

John Keough Jr., 42, was ordered to appear in Vermont Superior Court on April 24 to face charges of possession and cultivation of marijuana, Trooper Daniel Martin said.

Troopers responded to 137 Baker Hill Road for a welfare check and could smell marijuana from inside the home about 9:40 Saturday morning, Martin said.

The owner agreed to a consent search and troopers found 58 large mature plants, 11 small plants 4-to-6 inches tall, and 30 2-inch starter plants, Martin said.