SOUTH PLYMOUTH – On Friday, Sept. 9, the Chenango County Sheriff's Office executed a 'no knock' search warrant at two separate residences and a vehicle in the Town of South Plymouth, recovering 600 Oxycodone pills with an estimated street value of over $18,000, as well as uncovering a marijuana growing operation. The growing operation consisted of a hidden room, false door, hidden exhaust fans, and several dozen marijuana plants. Approximately one ounce of Hash Oil was also seized.

The search warrants, which were signed by the Honorable Judge Frank B. Revoir Jr., stemmed from an investigation which involved narcotic drugs being sold, as well as a marijuana growing and selling operation. Anonymous tips were also provided to the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office website tip line involving the actions of the suspect.

Chester R. Travis, 36, of Plymouth, was arrested for criminal possession of a controlled substance in the third degree, a class B felony; and criminal possession of marijuana in the second degree, a class D felony. He was arraigned in the Town of Guilford Court and remanded to the custody Chenango County Correctional Facility, in lieu of $50,000 cash bail.