McALPIN, Fla. — The Suwannee County Sheriff’s Office discovered 51 marijuana plants in the home of a McAlpin man while serving an arrest warrant Thursday. 

The report states the SCSO served an arrest warrant for Paul Kelly Shaw, 61, for trafficking hydrocodone as part of an ongoing investigation. According to the report, Shaw sold hydrocodone to a confidential source on May 11. 

According to SCSO, when deputies made contact with Shaw at his residence Thursday, they detected a strong odor of live marijuana plants.

The report states SCSO obtained a search warrant and discovered 42 marijuana plants inside the home in multiple stages of maturity, with an additional nine plants outside the home. 

During the search deputies also found approximately two pounds of processed marijuana, some of which was already packaged for sale, the report states. 

Shaw was charged with trafficking hydrocodone, possession of hydrocodone with intent to sell, cultivating cannabis, possession of a grow house with more than 25 plants and possession of cannabis with intent to sell.

Shaw was transported the Suwannee County Jail and is being held on a $120,000 bond.