Police: Upstate NY couple had 100-plus pot plants

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SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — Authorities say an upstate New York couple has been charged after police found more than 100 marijuana plants growing inside their home.

The Saratoga Springs Police Department says a drug enforcement task force raided the home of 60-year-old Craig Farnsworth and 52-year-old Maria Farnsworth earlier this month and found marijuana plants in various stages of growth and more than 10 pounds of produced pot. Police say they seized more than 20,000 in cash and several pieces of equipment used to grow pot.

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