MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST – Authorities have eradicated thousands of marijuana plants and half a ton of trash from an illegal grow site in the Mendocino National Forest.
During an aerial overflight of the Mendocino National Forest, a large complex of marijuana gardens were located in the Brisco Creek drainage approximately five miles south of Elk Creek, according to the Glenn Interagency Narcotics Task Force.
On Monday, task force agents along with the Glenn County Sheriff’s Office, US Forest Service and Fish and Game responded to the area to locate the plants. The agents were assisted by the Campaign Against Marijuana Planting.
During the operation, a total of 7,868 marijuana plants were found growing and eradicated from the drainage, officials reported.
In addition, the task force reported that it located and removed approximately 1,000 pounds of trash from the site. Agents also located one firearm.
The task force reported that it appeared that those responsible had been living in the drainage for the last couple months.
The growers were using a local creek to irrigate the illegal garden, had made small dams to contain the water, and removed trees and brush to plant the marijuana in, the task force said. The grow area covered about five to six acres.
Fertilizer also was being used in the garden which always has the potential to pollute the waterway, the task force said.
No arrests were made. The investigation into those responsible is continuing, the task force said.
Thousands of marijuana plants eradicated in national forest
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