Herkimer County Man Arrested for Massive Marijuana Grow Operation
By: Jennifer Lee
Updated: December 15, 2011
A Herkimer County man is arrested for a massive marijuana
grow-operation, growing more than 3,000 marijuana plants.
41-year-old Corey Leitz of Frankfort is charged with intentionally
manufacturing marijuana by growing, cultivating and processing those plants.
Just yesterday, the Drug Enforcement Agency and New York State Police executed
a federal search warrant.
They discovered over 3,200 marijuana plants growing in a barn located on McIntyre Road in Frankfort.
This represents one of the largest seizures of marijuana plants
in the North District of New York.
