Marijuana Found Growing On Shelton Land Trust Property

Shelton police are trying to figure out who was growing marijuana on property owned by the Shelton Land Trust off Leavenworth Road (Route 110). 

Land Trust volunteers doing landscaping at the property Thursday came upon two garbage bags with drying marijuana plants inside, police said. Fifteen feet from the bags, they found some small marijuana plants growing on the property.

In all, there were about six marijuana plants planted and in the bag.

There was no one else was in the area, according to Shelton Detective Ben Trabka. The property is part of about 365 acres of open space the Shelton Land Trust has in Shelton. 

The plants were found on property near the intersection of Nicholdale Road. 

Police have not made any arrests but are investigating, Trabka said. 

Police brought in a drug-detecting dog from the Monroe Police Department and searched the Land Trust property looking for more marijuana plants, Trabka said. They didn’t find any additional plants.

They were also on the lookout over the weekend in case someone came back for the plants, Trabka said. 

The plants were removed by police and have been filed in evidence. 

Neighbors in the area told police they occasionally see a mini van near the property, but police are not sure if it’s related to the marijuana plants.

The Shelton Land Trust is a private non-profit group that buys land to preserve it. 

Messages seeking comment were left with Shelton Land Trust President Joseph Welsh Friday and Monday.

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