Officers were called out on Aug. 14 for reports of suspicious packages. Employees told the CPD they could smell a strong odor of marijuana coming from the four boxes.
Police say each box was a different size, and labeled with a different shipping address to various places in multiple states across the country.
The CPD says it's common for people who are transporting drugs to prepackage, label, and use drop-off locations to avoid being caught on surveillance.
Corning Police were able to identify the person who brought in the boxes. They tracked it back to a local businesses, which has since closed. (Corning Police Department)
The next day, police got a search warrant and found 88 pounds of processed marijuana inside the boxes. Officers were able to identify the person who brought in the boxes.
They tracked it back to a local businesses which has since closed.