The Season Is Upon Us.lol

A pretty large bust.
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By KOMO Staff
BURBANK, Wash. - Authorities busted a mammoth pot-growing operation near the Tri-Cities area of Washington, confiscating a staggering $50 million worth of marijuana in one fell swoop.

The grow operation, which was camouflaged inside a fiber tree farm about three miles east of Burbank, contained nearly 40,000 plants, said the Walla Walla County Sheriff's Office.

Three people were arrested and now face possible federal charges. They are Francisco Sosa Cervantes, 26, and Augustina Salas Serena, 32, both of Yakima; and Isidro Cortes Perez, 32, of Portland, Ore. All three are being held on $100,000 bail.

The three suspects originally were charged in Superior Court. But local charges were dropped, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency is planning to take the case to federal court, said a Sheriff's Office spokesman.

A fourth suspect was seen running from the area and got away before an arrest could be made, according to a news release.

The plants were between 1 and 4 feet high and had an estimated street value of more than $50 million, the Sheriff's Office said.

The bust was carried out by the Southeastern Washington Narcotics Team, which represents sheriff's agencies from Walla Walla, Columbia and Garfield counties. Other local agencies also took part in the seizure - including the Yakima National Guard.

A Sheriff's Office spokesman said local authorities originally came across the area last year and saw what appeared to be the remains of a grow operation.

So deputies re-checked the tree farm again this year and found the huge pot farm.

Sounds like a Mexican Cartel growing op. And the number of plants, oy vey!! I hate to say it but bust those Mexicans and run them back across the border. :thumbsup:

That's what the DEA needs to focus on are those damn Mexican cartel grow ops. Get rid of all of them. Only American grown is ok.