Screaming man at Easter egg hunt leads to big pot bust, deputies say


A family-friendly Easter event took a wrong turn in a suburban neighborhood in Vancouver, Washington.

During an Easter egg hunt Saturday, a man ran toward the crowd, screaming that his roommates were going to shoot him. The Clark County Sheriff's Office responded and learned the root of the problem was a large, unlicensed marijuana sale.

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Disturbance interrupts Easter Egg HuntOn March 26th at around 6:00pm an Easter Egg hunt in a quiet Salmon Creek...

Posted by Clark County Sheriff's Office on Sunday, March 27, 2016

After getting a search warrant, deputies found over 45 pounds of processed marijuana and over $108,000 of suspected drug proceeds. Officials believe that the marijuana was going to be delivered across the U.S.

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Three men were arrested at the scene — two for outstanding drug warrants in Missouri and the third on charges of possession with intent to sell.

This video includes images from the Clark County Sheriff's Office, Cyndy Sims Parr / CC BY SA 2.0 and Philip Dean / CC BY 2.0.

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