$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
Authorities returning this morning to a Mission Viejo marijuana field they discovered Tuesday find many more plants with a value of $12.5 million.
City News Service
MISSION VIEJO â?? Deputies who returned today to a marijuana farm near O'Neill Regional Park found thousands more plants, bringing the total to between 18,000 and 20,000 plants worth $12.5 million, authorities said.
An Orange County Sheriff's Department helicopter crew made the initial find of 3,500 plants worth about $2.5 million around 3 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Sunrise Court and Maiden Lane in Mission Viejo, said the department's Jim Amormino.
They remained in the area until it got dark, and went back this morning and found the additional plants, Amormino said.
"This one's unusual because it's fairly close to a residential area," Amormino said, adding that the area is at a dead-end roadway inside a gated community.
"This is probably one of the biggest (pot farms) we've found," he added.
The latest find comes on the heels of 3,800 plants found two weeks ago.
This "certainly puts a large dent in the marijuana supply," Amormino said Tuesday.
Like the last marijuana farm discovered, the latest farm had a sophisticated irrigation system, Amormino said.
No suspects were taken into custody.
Deputies continued efforts to remove the marijuana, which will be destroyed, he said.
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
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Originally Posted by Dro_Princess
Authorities returning this morning to a Mission Viejo marijuana field they discovered Tuesday find many more plants with a value of $12.5 million.
City News Service
MISSION VIEJO â?? Deputies who returned today to a marijuana farm near O'Neill Regional Park found thousands more plants, bringing the total to between 18,000 and 20,000 plants worth $12.5 million, authorities said.
An Orange County Sheriff's Department helicopter crew made the initial find of 3,500 plants worth about $2.5 million around 3 p.m. Tuesday in the area of Sunrise Court and Maiden Lane in Mission Viejo, said the department's Jim Amormino.
They remained in the area until it got dark, and went back this morning and found the additional plants, Amormino said.
"This one's unusual because it's fairly close to a residential area," Amormino said, adding that the area is at a dead-end roadway inside a gated community.
"This is probably one of the biggest (pot farms) we've found," he added.
The latest find comes on the heels of 3,800 plants found two weeks ago.
This "certainly puts a large dent in the marijuana supply," Amormino said Tuesday.
Like the last marijuana farm discovered, the latest farm had a sophisticated irrigation system, Amormino said.
No suspects were taken into custody.
Deputies continued efforts to remove the marijuana, which will be destroyed, he said.
HAHA! All my friends from school have been picking their pot from there lately since the word got out. My buddy showed me what he got from there this morning and it smelled pretty dank. He said there was some kind of tunnel with UV lights were the plants weren't even ready for harvest but since they were being destoyed he got what he could. I wish they wouldn't destroy all that herb, seems sinful in a way.
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
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Originally Posted by Captain Hanks
HAHA! All my friends from school have been picking their pot from there lately since the word got out. My buddy showed me what he got from there this morning and it smelled pretty dank. He said there was some kind of tunnel with UV lights were the plants weren't even ready for harvest but since they were being destoyed he got what he could. I wish they wouldn't destroy all that herb, seems sinful in a way.
Destroying a living thing is what it is...marijuana isn't a drug that's made or manufactured..so it's not even really a drug. It makes itself naturally..what a great plant. :stoned: :stoned:
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
Pretty cool. But not as cool as this: http://www.ebaumsworld.com/tags/pot-bust/
Old pics but I still cream my pants when I'm reminded of these photos whenever I hear about a large pot bust.
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
i live literally a street away from this pot bust :]]
i kow kids that went down there ad came back up with like 6 ounces
but some kids also got arrested just for walking down theere
hah.
wow
what a small world.
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
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Originally Posted by Aristotle
This one is classic, but not EVEN CLOSE to cool as a 20,000 PLANT BUST!!!! YOUR NUTS
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
you got to be a real idiot to go down there right now. No weed is worth going to jail for especially if its not yours.
$12.5 million pot bust in O.C. 9/20/06
This was so long ago hahaha.
