Monday, 11. August 2008
Topic: DRUGS - on August 11, 2008 at 8:43:00 AM CEST
Mexican Cartels Running Pot Farms in U.S. National Forest
Beyond the towering trees that have stood here for thousands of years, an intense drug war is being waged. Authorities uncovered more than $1 billion worth of pot plants in Sequoia National Forest this week.
Illegal immigrants connected to Mexico's drug cartels are growing hundreds of millions of dollars worth of marijuana in the heart of one of America's national treasures, authorities say. It's a booming business that, federal officials say, feeds Mexico's most violent drug traffickers.
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