A Le Roy resident has been busted for allegedly possessing more than five pounds of marijuana.
Investigators estimate the street value of the weed at $13,000.
Sergio A. Forte, Jr., 43, of 88 Myrtle St., is charged with a felony count of criminal possession of marijuana and criminal possession of a controlled substance.
Forte was also allegedly found with a small quantity of crack cocaine and a digital scale.
Forte was jailed on $5,000 bail.
Members of the Genesee County Local Drug Enforcement Task Force executed a search warrant on Forte's residence yesterday as part of an investigation into "the unlicensed growing and possession of marijuana" in and around the Le Roy area.
Participating in the investigation were the Le Roy Police Department, Genesee County Sheriff's Office and the District Attorney's office.
That dude looks really bummed
That dude looks really bummed out and I'll bet there are a lot of other LeRoy residents who are feeling likewise.
Except for the crack, I feel sorry for him myself.
I feel sorry for his family,
I feel sorry for his family, i went to school with his dad and he is a great guy.
Hmm, I'm mixed over this one.
Hmm, I'm mixed over this one. The pot part, whoopdie doo. Crack is terrible stuff. I still say that drug use is a choice, though. The drug war is one that is impossible to win.
If you don't like drugs, don't do them. If you don't like a radio show, change the station. If you have a family member with a drug "problem", offer to help them.
That 5 lbs of pot might have been what he grew in his garden this year. It's easy to grow 5lbs with very few plants. It has zero value if it's not being sold so I don't go along with law enforcement always putting a price on it. If it were legal to grow, it would have a significantly lesser value and nobody would be dealing it.
If he's convicted of a felony he won't be able to vote, own a firearm, be bonded..etc.