Wednesday, 01 August 2007 01:58

Calaveras Sheriff’s Department Announces Another Marijuana Garden Eradicated

slide5Another marijuana garden bust for the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Department was announced yesterday when Calaveras County Sheriff's deputies destroyed 3,000 more marijuana plants on a hillside near Mokelumne Hill.  The grow has all the trademark appearances of a Mexican Drug Trafficking organization garden. So far this year, Calaveras deputies have eradicated 26,000 marijuana plants, a record for the county. Last year, 20,000 were seized. There were no arrests and no weapons seized at the Moke Hill site but Deputies did spot one person fleeing the scene as they approached. The investigation is ongoing.(