Georgia Man the Target of Armed Raid After Chopper Spots Common Plant Growing in His Yard

What began as a drug enforcement raid turned out to be a colossal mistake in Bartow County, Georgia after members of a drug suppression task force went after a man who was simply growing a food crop that is especially common among gardeners in the south.

Dwayne Perry of Cartersville, Georgia recently noticed a police helicopter hovering low over his property, taking stock of the area which included several plants (and one tree) that cops believed to be marijuana based on their dark green appearance with similar-looking leaves.

Soon, deputies began to converge on his doorstep along with one drug dog <a target="_blank" …read more