
Sequoia & Kings Canyon National Parks
340,000 marijuana plants eradicated from Tulare County mountains
August 6, 2008, 3:58 pm
Federal, state and local law enforcement officials announced today that they have seized more than 340,000 marijuana plants from more than 60 grow sites in eastern Tulare County over the last week
The plants were seized in a joint operation involving 14 federal, state and local law enforcement agencies. The raids occurred by air and foot over the last week and resulted in the arrest of 36 suspects, and the confiscation of 27 weapons, more than 27 miles of irrigation hose and nearly 1,900 pounds of fertilizer, officials reported.
The raids occurred on federal land, including Kings Canyon National Park and Sequoia National Park, and on state and private land, officials said.
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