Plumas County authorities, along with Forest Service law enforcement, say they recovered about 7,700 marijuana plants near Lake Alamanor in Humburg Valley on Wednesday.
Sheriff Greg Hagwood says the marijuana eradication raid involved plants that ranged from six to 12 inches tall, located in rugged terrain and in the old Storrie fire area.Â
Hagwood says no suspects were encountered in the garden during the raid, but the investigation remains ongoing. He adds no weapons were recovered although there have been weapons recovered in numerous other gardens in the north.Â
He says characteristics of the garden were consistent with the gardens of large drug trafficking organizations operated by the Mexican drug cartel.Â
Hagwood says to call authorities if you see items related to marijuana gardens. Indicators to look for many be drip line, remote campsites, gardening tools, bags of fertilizer of pesticides, trash piles and encounters with unusual subjects on national or private lands.
