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Law Enforcement Confiscates 26,000 Marijuana Plants

Wed, Jul 01, 2009 6:19 pm

A month-long investigation led angencies to six grow sites in the Yokohl Valley

EXETER —Law enforcement agents from the federal, state, and county destroyed more than 25,000 marijuana plants on Monday and Tuesday. The six grow sites were located east of Exeter in the Yokohl Valley -- land overseen by the Bureau of Land Management.

An investigation into the illegal cultivation of marijuana lasted for a month before county sheriffs and the other agencies served a search warrant at the 35300 block of Yokohl Valley Rd., approximately 3,000 feet in elevation, the Tulare County Sheriff's Department reported.

The plants had been growing for a month. If allowed to mature, they would have been worth $106,368,000.00.

The county sheriff's department is not yet releasing why the investigation was started, Sergeant Chris Douglass said.

No arrests have been made, Douglass said.

Agencies involved in the investigation include: The Tulare County Sheriff Tactical Enforcement Personnel Team, the Bureau of Land Management, Campaign Against Marijuana Planters, the Tulare County Sheriff Narcotic Task Force, and the Southern Tri County-High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area.

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treehunger

Jul 12 2009, 9:28 pm

Would like to know - An ak47 would make you look no better than them. Nobody will side with you. If it gets violent, they have to initiate it, and we have to be weaponless.

Or Americans will just suck it up like a Bic Mac-SUPERSIZED

treehugger

Jul 9 2009, 6:14 pm

210 - be nice to the ladies, from what I've seen, she may be 1 of the 10. Not enough of them, and too many racists.

I may have to bail on this 'generation', apparently they had their membership cards pulled from the enformy before they were born.

treehugger

Jul 6 2009, 4:55 pm

SexyGirl - you mean the laws of their great-grandparents. Nobody alive today, especially in here, signed up for this, or any such legislation.

HU210

Jul 6 2009, 2:05 pm

Well damn, I guess that those cops and their unions arnt really self-serving assholes. I guess that its we the people who lobby for stricter cannabis laws. Heck, the cops are just like us. They dont really want to enforce these unjust cannabis laws. Its the evil government that makes them do it! I must have had it wrong for all of these years.

Put down the blunt and take another look sexygurl

Give me a break!

bongbarian

Jul 6 2009, 9:06 am

Female Stoner Wisdom. Nice!

sexygurl

Jul 6 2009, 6:45 am

Why hate the cops? WHat did they do? They just enforce the laws you voted for. Cops are people too and we all need to remember the Golden Rule. Dont preach peace and they act in aggression. Preach peach and show restraint. Some of you sound pretty ungrateful for life. Ask yourself what have I done to make this world better? Blame yourself not police or your government. Okay maybe the government... But seriously, think smart people not like cavemen....Its logical

sexygurl

Jul 6 2009, 6:37 am

Yeah, why do you guys have such an issue with beer I mean pot? No one ever ODed or died from too much beer; I mean pot. You tell people to take beer; I mean pills for everything. Yet when it comes to the herb, you paint this picture of death and destruction. Why don't you try pot and see if you freak out and run down the street naked. You have more of a chance doing that drunk. People arent stupid anymore like in 1950. Dont knock it till you try it...

Real World Wisdom

Jul 6 2009, 5:42 am

to "Wouldn't you like to know "

"Law enforcement is a bunch of PUSSIES " ...?

Interesting , however , you are the one HIDING .

Just a fresh breath of reality where none exists .

treehugger

Jul 5 2009, 8:46 pm

In the news tonight, Hightimes will be hosting a 12-round, no-holds-barred, special on HBO. Las Vegas anticipates the highest turn-out ever, and you can order on-demand for $19.95.

On the canvas;
in black n white stripes-UN Drug Czar Antonio Maria Costa
aka The Asshole
weighing in @ 77 lbs.

red white n blue-Supreme Court Chief Justice Antonin Scalia
aka The Jesuit
weighing in @ 225

Anyone taking odds? We have 1/3 of the states, another 1/3 and, "It's over, ZION, IT'S OVER, THE WAR IS OVER". Thank you Neo, "There is no spoon"!

Keep Puffin, don't cage penguins!

Harry jane

Jul 5 2009, 11:06 am

Listen mike weed smokers rule non smokers suck dick dick head go smoke a blunt!!!

treehugger

Jul 2 2009, 5:14 pm

Hippie Chic - that's cuz they're nervous. We have 1/2 the legislation needed. Get another 1/3 of the states to become friendly, and the entire planet will back a revolution if Congress still refuses to act.

gstlab3

Jul 2 2009, 4:27 pm

I DO NOT SEE THE MATH. AFTER YOU CULL THE MALES FROM THE POPULATION IF THEY ARE FROM SEEDLINGS AND WHAT OF NATURES WAY OF KILLING OFF THE WEAK PLANTS AND WEATHER RELATED STRESES? THIS TYPE OF THINKING IS LIKE CALLING THE AMAZING WANDA AT TWO O-CLOCK IN THE MORNING AND ASKING HER THE FUTURE OF YOUR CURRENT ROMANTIC ENDEVOUR!!!! WHAT EVER! POOR PLANTS NEVER HAD A CHANCE!!! FUCK THE POLICE I HOPE THEY SPENT MOST OF THEIR MONEY AND ARE BROKE NOW!!! AND I HOPE THOSE WHO DID GET BUSTED APPEAL ALL THEIR CONVICTIONS AND COST THEM MORE MONEY!!

WEEDGOD

Jul 2 2009, 4:00 pm

I AGREE!! FUCK THE POLICE!

REVOLUTION NOW!!

THE MIGHTY WEEDGOD HAS SPOKEN!

Wouldn't you like to know

Jul 2 2009, 1:53 pm

The economy is going to hell in a handbasket. Way to go on the bust. When will they catch everyone and eventually put the 9.8 of America's unemployed a little higher. I am so sick and tired of PIGS, GOVERNMENT SNAKES, and all the lies. Let's just instead of the war on drugs, grab a AK and go to war with the politics. Cause if you don't stand up soon you will be in line behind 1000's of people to get a job a McDonalds. Law Enforcement is a bunch of PUSSIES!!!!

hello

Jul 2 2009, 12:53 pm

how could they possibly know how much its worth it still has a month or more left of growing and who knows how big the plants how many would bud

stoner boner

Jul 2 2009, 12:10 pm

I agree with the princess. Mike, you are a stupid fucking piece of shit! You can lick my brown eye and if you dont like the taste of it, you can put some honey on it! Fucking ass hole

hippie princess

Jul 2 2009, 9:53 am

why is mike even at hightimes.com if he doesnt smoke? he is either a smart ass (not a very good one) or he just likes to go and start trouble wherever he sees fit. it doesnt matter what youre saying, he will disagree with you.

the feds need to leave us alone and worry about the REAL criminals out there!

Dezzer

Jul 2 2009, 8:07 am

So your protected the public from what exactly POT is the safest drug in history never has there been an overdose but lets keep giving diludid to cancer patients till they puke and die Cmon people time to reverse this idots rule FFS you are keeping sick people from becoming well not to mention your spending my tax dollars to destroy pot I DO NOT WANT YOU DECIDING FOR ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'll Decide what right for me Midwest Dezzer, (Gorilla Growers and Guru's) keeping it real..................GGG

smamurai

Jul 2 2009, 7:59 am

mike has his head up his ass and is smelling his own h2s.

oager31

Jul 2 2009, 7:52 am

mike likes to see homos naked thats cool

josh

Jul 2 2009, 5:53 am

mike is fucking stupid and smells like shit

mike

Jul 2 2009, 3:27 am

Pot smokers are fucking stupid and they smell like shit.

To any police officers on here r

Jul 1 2009, 8:41 pm

"The plants had been growing for a month. If allowed to mature, they would have been worth $106,368,000.00."

Ok now you stupid dumasses if you were tohave actually calculated this degree of finacial amounts to that amount for the amount of plants taken.... Why'd you destroy them??? If it's worth that much money why didn't you just regulate it and tax it so you could add maybe even double of that just in taxes alone... you're stupid for doing that and losing all that profit which in trun would've helped ease your taxes and almost overnight regulate the economy in your area... all i can say is STUPID STUPID STUPID... That's alot of money and what'd you make off of destroying it? What maybe a 1/100th percent of that margin?? Stupid... regulate it, tax it, and "decriminalize(not legalize) it. You guys just don't see the fiscial benefis from all of the burdens you're continuing to pour down into this economic downturn...

treehugger

Jul 1 2009, 7:47 pm

I don't sleep well, my brain keeps trying to find ways to save the planet, but up against America? It isn't easy. Hence, my need for Indica at night.

But "in charge", they're in charge nothing. They didn't write the laws they're supposedly "enforcing". The only thing they're in charge of is how many donuts they eat before the bust.

Except the public "they are protecting" is turning against them. This generation is not as stupid as in the 30's. Even non smoker's realize unjust punishment, fiduciary irresponsibility, and total lack of the democratic process when they see it.

on the job

Jul 1 2009, 7:29 pm

Don't you just sleep better with idiots like this having guns and being in charge.

trehugger

Jul 1 2009, 6:45 pm

Impressive, just look at that list of acronyms!

Good job boys, only 3 million more plants to go...this year!