7 pounds of marijuana seized in bust

MARY ESTHER, Florida (WALA) - Okaloosa County's drug task force team have successfully confiscated roughly $42,000 of hydroponic marijuana before it reached the streets for sale.

Authorities say they executed a search warrant at the 50 block of Robys Drive on August 26. The seized seven pounds of high grade marijuana, and arrested 25-year-old Quenton Dupree Nobles.

Nobles is charged with felony possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with an intent to distribute.