STREETSBORO, Ohio -- A northeast Ohio man faces serious charges in connection with growing marijuana.

Police said a man in Portage County was growing marijuana plants in a field and took photos of the plants.

Officials: Man Arrested For Growing Marijuana Plants

There were 16 plants that he allegedly took photos of and took the photos to a CVS on Route 43 and Frost Road in Streetsboro.

Employees there immediately contacted police.

"The Streetsboro Police Department called the Portage County Drug Task Force, the drug task force followed up on that and they were able to identify a party who was responsible for the photographs and eventually they recovered the plants through an interview," said Duane Kaley of the Portage County Sheriff's Department.

The man's name will not be released because the Drug Task Force is hoping it will lead them to a bigger operation.