Major Marijuana Bust in Tompkins County

New York State Police say they have confiscated a large amount of marijuana that could have been destined for dealers throughout the Southern Tier and Central New York as well as cash, a stolen gun, ammunition, a money counter, a car, drug scales, packaging materials and documents in a raid on Bossard Road in Groton and at a storage facility on Oak Brook Road in Dryden.

Investigators from State Police, Tompkins Sheriff’s Office, Ithaca Police and Groton worked for five months before raiding the locations November 3 and arresting 35 year old Christopher Herson of Groton and 37 year old Anthony Woods of Cortland.

Authorities say they confiscated about 67 pounds of processed marijuana, about $3,000, a Springfield Armory USA XD sub compact 9 mm pistol reported stolen in Pennsylvania with a high capacity magazine loaded with 13 rounds of ammunition, a 2003 Toyota and the other items.

Herson and Woods are charged with felony counts of criminal possession of marijuana, criminal possession of a weapon and criminal possession of a weapon with a high capacity ammunition feeding device.

The pair was sent to the Tompkins County Jail without bail.