Caruthersville police find 100 marijuana plants indoors

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. -- Over 100 marijuana plants were seized and a suspect arrested after a marijuana-growing operation was discovered.

At 4:15 p.m. Sunday, officers with the Caruthersville Police Department responded to a domestic disturbance in the 900 block of Laurant Street. Their investigation led them to a second house, according to a news release from the department.

Police officers, assisted by agents from the Bootheel Drug Task Force, served a search warrant at the second residence, where they seized over 100 marijuana plants in various stages of growth. Also they found processed marijuana and drug paraphernalia.

A 30-year-old man was arrested. He is being held in the Pemiscot County Jail pending the filing of formal charges by the Pemiscot County Prosecuting Attorney's office.