LIVERMORE FALLS — Three men were each being held Saturday on $10,000 cash bail at an Auburn jail after police and drug agents seized about 20 pounds of marijuana, Livermore Falls Lt. Joseph Sage said Saturday.
They also seized $3,900 in suspected drug proceeds, he said.
Sage and officer Stephen Gould began an investigation Friday after a complaint of suspicious activity was reported on Campground Road.
The officer recognized signs of a possible illegal marijuana-growing operation at the residence and applied for a search warrant, Sage said.
Livermore Falls police and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency executed the warrant on Friday and seized the marijuana in various stages of growth in a variety of areas on the property with a total estimated street value of $40,000 to $50,000, he said.
Police arrested Caleb Hollatz, 29, of Livermore Falls, Benjamin Kahn, 34, of Ashville, N.C., and Shyam Khanna, 26, of Brooklyn, N.Y., each on a felony charge of unlawful trafficking in scheduled drugs, Sage said.
Hollatz is the owner of the property, he said.
A conviction on the charge carries up to five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
The three men remained at the Androsocoggin County Jail in Auburn on Saturday night, a corrections officer said.
dperry@sunjournal.com
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- The Livermore Falls Police Department and the Maine Drug Enforcement Agency seized approximately 20 pounds of marijuana and $3,900 cash from a Campground Road residence in Livermore Falls on Friday evening.
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