Two Paducah men arrested for selling marijuana | Crime

PADUCAH, KY (KFVS) - Two Paducah men were arrested late Sunday night after a drug investigation at a northside home.

Mark D. Thompson, 32, and Jessi Egner, 25, were arrested for cultivating marijuana and possession of drug paraphernalia on Northview Street around 10:07 p.m.

The two men were booked in the McCracken County Regional Jail. Officers investigated the two men after a complaint of illegal drug activity found a marijuana growing operation. Officers arrived at  the home on the 1100 block of Northview Street and while talking with the resident, developed a probable cause to get a search warrant for the home.

Inside, officers found 43 marijuana plant root masses, marijuana, growing supplies and other drug paraphernalia. According to the police department, marijuana plant root masses are what is left of a marijuana plant after it is harvested.

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