cannabisnews.com: Thousands of Marijuana Plants Seized in Raid! Thousands of Marijuana Plants Seized in Raid! Posted by FoM on July 21, 19119 at 19:43:03 PT Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Source: SF Gate LOS OSOS, Calif. (AP) -- A raid on a marijuana farm hidden by thick vegetation netted about 7,200 plants, some of them 7 feet tall, that had an estimated street value of $21 million, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department said. No arrests were immediately made. Investigators acting on an anonymous tip found the plants Wednesday in nine ``gardens'' on a 20-acre site in a mountainous area of this unincorporated community, Sheriff's Lt. Steve Boltz said. It was the largest number of plants seized at one time in the county, sheriff's Sgt. Sean Donahue said. Each plant had an estimated value of $3,000, he said. The plants, ranging from 3 feet to 7 feet tall, were between three to four weeks from maturity, Boltz said. They were scattered in drip-irrigated plots, concealed from the air by scrub and oaks. The marijuana farm was not as sophisticated as indoor farms that use grow lights and hydroponics, but it was labor-intensive, Boltz said. ``There was a great deal of brush clearing, tree limbs cleared with chain saws,'' Boltz said. ``These plants were very well cared for.'' The landowners were not suspected of involvement. The property, about 10 miles northwest of San Luis Obispo, was rarely visited because it was too steep to cultivate. It is surrounded by cattle ranches, grain and sugar pea farms, Boltz said. Deputies also seized shovels, rakes, hoes and other gardening tools. The crop would be destroyed, he added.(07-21) 18:09 PDT Home Comment Email Register Recent Comments Help Comment #4 posted by shady d. on May 28, 2001 at 08:01:55 PT: message on dope most of the people against using pot have never tried it. nothing in it is habit forming and alote of stuff in it is good for some illnesses(according to scientist). i believe one day it will be legalized and these companies can take their drug test and shove it up their anuses as far as they can. until then, keep on toking [ Post Comment ] Comment #3 posted by bud on May 16, 2001 at 15:41:15 PT: bastards god put it here, its an herb, he wants us to grow it...and the governments is goin against god...and they dont destroy the plants, they smoke and sell....they're too lazy to put work into plants they're selfs, thats why those ************* take ours....... [ Post Comment ] Comment #2 posted by budman on March 01, 2000 at 09:48:37 PT bud i would sure have liked to smoke all that bud [ Post Comment ] Comment #1 posted by gizmo on July 23, 1999 at 09:12:10 PT: Dissapointment I'm very sad that they destroyed all those plants ; all that hard work gone into them ... gone just like that. [ Post Comment ] Post Comment Name: Optional Password: E-Mail: Subject: Comment: [Please refrain from using profanity in your message] Link URL: Link Title: