Deputies make $2.5M pot bust in Calhoun County

ST. MATTHEWS, S.C. (AP) — Sheriff’s deputies have destroyed more than 1,200 marijuana plants in what they say is one of the largest pot busts in Calhoun County history.

Authorities say they found the plants at a hidden camp site Wednesday morning after a tip from an anonymous caller.

Sheriff Thomas Summers says the site had a pump station to water the plants and another system to ventilate the smell from authorities. Deputies also found a clothesline, food and shelter.

Summers says the plants would be worth about $2.5 million on the street.

No arrests have been made.

Earlier this month, deputies found more than 400 marijuana plants worth nearly $1 million in nearby Orangeburg County. Two people have been charged in that case.