JUNCTION CITY -An investigation into the cultivation of marijuana has led to three arrests, and the seizure by the Junction City – Geary County Drug Operations Group of an active indoor marijuana grow consisting of 15 marijuana plants, marijuana, methamphetamine, drug paraphernalia, ammunition, two rifles, and one handgun.

Junction City Police Chief Tim Brown reported that the Drug Operations Group assisted by the Junction City / Geary County SWAT team executed a search warrant at 527 West Pine Street after a two-month long investigation.

Arrested were:

–Lawrence Daniel Nielson II, 46, Junction City, and Mandy Elizabeth Coffey, 34, Junction City on suspicion of Sale / Cultivation of Marijuana, Possession of Methamphetamine, Possession of Marijuana With Intent to Sell Within 1000′ Feet of a School Zone, No Kansas Drug Tax Stamp, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

–Richard Bruce Payne Jr., 44, Kansas City, on suspicion of Possession of Marijuana and Possession of Drug Paraphernalia.

Bond was set at $2,500 for Payne. Nielsen and Coffey were confined without bond at the Geary County

Detention Center pending their first appearance in Geary County District Court.