23,000 Marijuana Plants Seized in 2 Illegal Gardens

Members from the Plumas County SWAT Team, USFS Law Enforcement, Department of Fish and Wildlife and A&P Helicopter conducted a Marijuana eradication raid in the area of Red Bridge off the Laporte Rd and Fish Creek south of Eureka Ridge.

The team recovered approximately 23,000 marijuana plants from the two gardens combined. There were large amounts of trash, fertilizer, chemicals and pesticides located in and around the garden. 

No suspects were encountered in the garden at the time of eradication but the investigation is ongoing. 

Currently the Sheriff’s Office and USFS have pulled approximately 75,000 plants from USFS lands.Â