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Police Recover $345,000 Worth Of Marijuana From Southern Minnesota Ditch

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) -- Thousands of dollars worth of marijuana was recovered from the side of the road near Rochester Monday.

The Olmsted County Sheriff's Office says the marijuana was uncovered from a rural southwest Olmsted County road, where it was concealed in three tote bins and two large garbage bags. Officers found the drugs had been packaged into 112 separate bags.

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(credit: Olmsted County Sheriff)

Police estimate the the drugs to be worth about $345,000.

The investigation into the case is ongoing.

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