Humboldt215
08-11-2007, 06:29 AM
Law enforcement officials today announced the 'largest marijuana garden' bust in Humboldt County history.
In a press release, the Sheriff's Department said 134,082 marijuana plants that ranged in height from 1 foot to 3 feet were found at the Bear Creek drainage off United States Forest Service Route 1. Eradication of the garden took place from Monday to Thursday.
The area is located approximately 35 miles south of Berry Summit off State Highway 299. The garden sites were located on Green Diamond Timber Company property and United States Forest Service property.
The press release said officers located evidence in the garden sites that linked the marijuana gardens to a Mexican drug trafficking organization. No suspects were located near the gardens.
At harvest time, the marijuana plants would have an estimated street value of $469 million, the Sheriff's Department said.
The California Attorney General's Office Campaign Against Marijuana Planting, or CAMP, the United States Forest Service, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, the Eureka Police Department, and the United States Coast Guard assisted the Sheriff's Department in the effort.
In a press release, the Sheriff's Department said 134,082 marijuana plants that ranged in height from 1 foot to 3 feet were found at the Bear Creek drainage off United States Forest Service Route 1. Eradication of the garden took place from Monday to Thursday.
The area is located approximately 35 miles south of Berry Summit off State Highway 299. The garden sites were located on Green Diamond Timber Company property and United States Forest Service property.
The press release said officers located evidence in the garden sites that linked the marijuana gardens to a Mexican drug trafficking organization. No suspects were located near the gardens.
At harvest time, the marijuana plants would have an estimated street value of $469 million, the Sheriff's Department said.
The California Attorney General's Office Campaign Against Marijuana Planting, or CAMP, the United States Forest Service, the Humboldt County Drug Task Force, the Eureka Police Department, and the United States Coast Guard assisted the Sheriff's Department in the effort.