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More than 6,000 marijuana plants were harvested from Caldwell County Wednesday, in a combined effort from Kentucky State Police Post 2 and the Governor's Marijuana Strike Force.
With an estimated street value of $2,000 per plant, the haul of 6,616 plants represents a loss of more than $13 million for those responsible for cultivating the illegal crop.
One person, a Princeton man, is the only arrest made thus far in the continuing investigation.
KSP Post 2 Public Affairs Officer Trooper Stu Recke said units arrested Lileo J. Miller, 45, of Princeton, and charged him with cultivating marijuana over five plants, a felony.
Miller is charged in connection with 406 plants discovered behind a residence at 4987 Sandlick Road.
Trooper Chris King also served Miller with another agency's warrant for failure to appear on an alcohol intoxication charge.
KSP Det. Sgt. Stacey Blackburn said 400 plants were located in a cornfield behind the house, and six were found growing around outbuildings at the residence.
Another 500 to 600 plants were located about a mile away, police said.
The other plants were found in various locations in the southern end of the county, Blackburn said.
Eight plots were uncovered altogether. The marijuana was transported to KSP Post 2 headquarters near Madisonville and incinerated.
The operation was an all-day affair for KSP units and the strike force, an agency involving units from the KSP, the National Guard and the U.S. Marshals Service.
The strike force is activated for the duration of the marijuana growing season and travels across the state locating and eradicating marijuana plots.
The Caldwell County operation, in addition to ground units, involved three helicopters: two spotting marijuana plots and one, a military Blackhawk, with an eradication team to cut crops from various plots and fly the plants to a central location.
The result was two truckloads full of marijuana plants, mostly culled from cornfields, Blackburn said.
Newshawk: BluntKilla - 420 Magazine
Source: The Times Leader Online
Pubdate: September 11, 2006
Copyright: 2006 Times Leader
Contact: staff@timesleader.net
Website: Index of /articles
With an estimated street value of $2,000 per plant, the haul of 6,616 plants represents a loss of more than $13 million for those responsible for cultivating the illegal crop.
One person, a Princeton man, is the only arrest made thus far in the continuing investigation.
KSP Post 2 Public Affairs Officer Trooper Stu Recke said units arrested Lileo J. Miller, 45, of Princeton, and charged him with cultivating marijuana over five plants, a felony.
Miller is charged in connection with 406 plants discovered behind a residence at 4987 Sandlick Road.
Trooper Chris King also served Miller with another agency's warrant for failure to appear on an alcohol intoxication charge.
KSP Det. Sgt. Stacey Blackburn said 400 plants were located in a cornfield behind the house, and six were found growing around outbuildings at the residence.
Another 500 to 600 plants were located about a mile away, police said.
The other plants were found in various locations in the southern end of the county, Blackburn said.
Eight plots were uncovered altogether. The marijuana was transported to KSP Post 2 headquarters near Madisonville and incinerated.
The operation was an all-day affair for KSP units and the strike force, an agency involving units from the KSP, the National Guard and the U.S. Marshals Service.
The strike force is activated for the duration of the marijuana growing season and travels across the state locating and eradicating marijuana plots.
The Caldwell County operation, in addition to ground units, involved three helicopters: two spotting marijuana plots and one, a military Blackhawk, with an eradication team to cut crops from various plots and fly the plants to a central location.
The result was two truckloads full of marijuana plants, mostly culled from cornfields, Blackburn said.
Newshawk: BluntKilla - 420 Magazine
Source: The Times Leader Online
Pubdate: September 11, 2006
Copyright: 2006 Times Leader
Contact: staff@timesleader.net
Website: Index of /articles
