Shelby County lawmen seized a haul of high-grade marijuana on Birmingham's Southside as part of a multi-jurisdictional drug probe.

On Friday, the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force carried out a search warrant at the Highland Park home of 24-year-old Joshua Christopher Burchfield, said task force Commander Lt. Clay Hammac. On Facebook, Burchfield describes himself as "purveyor of dope stuff."

The raid took place in the 3000 block of Highland Drive. Investigators found 48 pounds of marijuana that was packaged in a vacuum-sealed bags, intended for concealment and transport, Hammac said. The drugs are worth more than $150,000.

The Jefferson County District Attorney's Office helped the task force get the search warrant. Burchfield is now charged with first-degree unlawful possession of marijuana and drug trafficking. He remains in jail with bonds totaling $82,500.

Hammac said the success of the operation is a testament to the partnership the task force shares with other jurisdictions and state prosecutors.

"Regardless of the changing cultural perception of marijuana and the public opinion of the legalization of marijuana," Hammac said, "the fact remains that it is illegal in the State of Alabama and our team will continue to tirelessly pursue drug traffickers and dealers of all illegal drugs."