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CA - A Los Angeles County sheriff’s narcotics team on Thursday discovered what it says was $6.2 million worth of marijuana plants growing in Placerita Canyon State Park in Newhall.
Narcotics detectives with the marijuana eradication team were hiking in a fairly remote part of the canyon Thursday morning when they found several thousand plants being guarded by two men, sheriff’s officials said.
When investigators moved in on the crop, the two men ran into the canyon. The men evaded capture even though a helicopter was used to help in the search.
The specialized narcotics unit scouts potential open-air growing areas across the county and monitors them, said Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Department. The outdoor marijuana growing season runs from March to the fall and during that time investigators target large concealed crops hidden in remote forests or canyons.
“This was the first operation of the season,” Whitmore said.
The unit uses helicopters to help identify the marijuana-growing areas. Over the years, investigators have uncovered large marijuana fields deep in remote parts of the Angeles National Forest.
The heavily disguised growing areas are often operated by Mexican drug traffickers, serviced by farmers brought across the border and guarded by heavily armed men, officials said.
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Source: latimes.com
Author: Richard Winton
Copyright: 2010 The Los Angeles Times
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Narcotics detectives with the marijuana eradication team were hiking in a fairly remote part of the canyon Thursday morning when they found several thousand plants being guarded by two men, sheriff’s officials said.
When investigators moved in on the crop, the two men ran into the canyon. The men evaded capture even though a helicopter was used to help in the search.
The specialized narcotics unit scouts potential open-air growing areas across the county and monitors them, said Steve Whitmore, a spokesman for the Sheriff's Department. The outdoor marijuana growing season runs from March to the fall and during that time investigators target large concealed crops hidden in remote forests or canyons.
“This was the first operation of the season,” Whitmore said.
The unit uses helicopters to help identify the marijuana-growing areas. Over the years, investigators have uncovered large marijuana fields deep in remote parts of the Angeles National Forest.
The heavily disguised growing areas are often operated by Mexican drug traffickers, serviced by farmers brought across the border and guarded by heavily armed men, officials said.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE ® - Medical Marijuana Publication & Social Networking
Source: latimes.com
Author: Richard Winton
Copyright: 2010 The Los Angeles Times
Contact: Contact Us - latimes.com
Website: $6.2 million in pot plants found in Placerita Canyon | L.A. NOW | Los Angeles Times
