A report of stolen property turned into deputies discovering multiple marijuana grows and two people arrested.

The Duplin County Sheriff's Office charged Francisco Nunez and Dinorah Cruz with trafficking in marijuana by possession, trafficking in marijuana by manufacture, conspire to traffic in marijuana, possession with intent to sale marijuana (2 counts) of maintaining a place to keep controlled substances, and possession of marijuana paraphernalia.

On Sunday, deputies were called out to North NC 111 in Seven Springs regarding the reported stolen property, but then deputies say they smelled marijuana.

After executing a search warrant, they discovered a marijuana grow inside.

Their investigation then led them to another marijuana grow inside a residence on North NC 111 Highway in Albertson.

That's where deputies found Nunez and Cruz.

The sheriff's office says the marijuana confiscated from the two grows weighs more than 65 pounds with the street value of approximately $600,000.

They also seized $1,900 in cash and a 2004 Infiniti SUV.

Wayne County deputies were alerted to a third marijuana grow in their county at the intersection of Highway 111 and James N. Price Road.

Nunez and Cruz were placed in the Duplin County Jail, each under a $25,000 secure bond.