Monday, 14 June 2010 06:11

ACCNET Drug Bust Eradicates 17,271 Marijuana Plants

slide1-accnet_drug_bust_eradicates_17271_marijuana_plants.pngAmador County - On Friday, June 11, 2010, the Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team (ACCNET) along with members of the Amador County SWAT Team and the California Department of Justice, Air Support Wing, eradicated a Mexican National Drug Trafficking Organization (MDTO) outdoor marijuana grow. The site was located in heavy brush on private property in North West Amador County. A fully stocked field kitchen and camp site with evidence of three persons being at the site was discovered. A total of 17,271 marijuana plants ranging from 6 inches to three feet were eradicated. Evidence seized from the site is being processed for investigative leads. This is the largest marijuana cultivation seizure in Amador County at such an early date in the marijuana grow season, considered to be April through October. By this date last year, ACCNET had seized 523 marijuana plants with a total of 57,518 plants seized for all of 2009. ACCNET is one of the 48 regional narcotic task forces that is operated by the Attorney General’s, Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement. The Amador County Combined Narcotic Enforcement Team is a cooperative effort between the Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, Amador County Sheriff’s Office, Amador County District Attorney’s Office, Amador County Probation Department, Amador County Child Protective Services, Jackson Police Department, Sutter Creek Police Department, Ione Police Department, Mule Creek State Prison, and the Amador Area Office of the California Highway Patrol. A TSPN TV Report, Press Release This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.