GPD raid Pierce Street marijuana operation

Sarah Ein­se­len — Staff

Galion police chief Brian Sater­field and offi­cer Ralph Bur­well show the 38 mar­i­juana plants con­fis­cated from 241 S. Pierce St. Although the num­ber of plants at the home mar­i­juana oper­a­tion wasn’t huge, the oper­a­tion was more sophis­ti­cated than an aver­age home grow, Sater­field said.

By Sarah Einselen

Inquirer Reporter

Galion police con­fis­cated 38 mar­i­juana plants this morn­ing, Jan. 18, while exe­cut­ing a search war­rant at 241 S. Pierce St. in Galion. The plants were from an “in-home grow” that Chief Brian Sater­field said wasn’t a small oper­a­tion. “For a home oper­a­tion it’s fairly sophis­ti­cated and elab­o­rate,” he said.

The search war­rant was exe­cuted based on infor­ma­tion from mul­ti­ple sources, includ­ing tips received through the department’s anony­mous tip line. Police also con­fis­cated con­vert­ers, fans, fil­ters and other equip­ment and sup­plies used in the operation.

Police had had some infor­ma­tion on the mar­i­juana oper­a­tion for about a month, but the inves­ti­ga­tion steam­rolled dur­ing the past three days, Sater­field said. The case is still under inves­ti­ga­tion and will be sent to the county prosecutor’s office.

The last raid on an in-home mar­i­juana oper­a­tion in Galion hap­pened in sum­mer 2010, when police con­fis­cated about 80 plants from a res­i­dence on Pine Street.

Sarah Ein­se­len — Staff

Galion police con­fis­cated the equip­ment at the home mar­i­juana oper­a­tion when it exe­cuted the search war­rant Wednes­day morn­ing, Jan. 18.

Sater­field and the other offi­cers involved in the raid thanked the Craw­ford County Sheriff’s Office and the Crest­line Police Depart­ment for coop­er­a­tion in the inves­ti­ga­tion, as well as Galion Can­vas for use of some equipment.

Police also thanked those who called in anony­mous tips and encour­aged oth­ers to use the tip line. The phone num­ber for the tip line is (419) 468‑3480.

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