Friday, 5. June 2009

Pot bust ripped out $2 million in plants near Snelling


Agents with the Merced/Mariposa High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force reported destroying 14,291 marijuana plants from an operation conducted Friday at several sites in Merced County.

Cmdr. Neil Compston of the HIDTA task force said the plants had a street value of about $2 million and weighed more than 750 pounds.

mercedsunstar.com Map, video: Three marijuana groves uncovered