Zephyr
August 29th, 2010, 12:37 AM
Detectives with the Linn County Sheriff's Office pulled 920 mature marijuana plants from property off Brush Creek road south of Sweet Home.
Detectives had been investigating the large marijuana grow, which was on private property owned by Cascade Timber Consultants.
The marijuana grow was suspected of being linked to a Mexican cartel, Sheriff Tim Mueller said.
Two workers lived in a tent at the grow site and it appeared that they were living there for a couple months.
Linn County Sheriff's Office detectives and members of the Linn County Regional SWAT team entered the garden Thursday.
Two Hispanic males fled from the garden and into the surrounding brush, Mueller said.
Deputies and a tracking dog attempted to track them for some distance but were unsuccessful in locating the suspects. Detectives, with assistance from the Linn County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, cut and removed the plants today. They also located over a pound of processed marijuana in the campsite. The investigation will continue.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Lebanon Police Department, Sweet Home Police Department, Albany Police Department, DEA and BLM.
Source: http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_6afcaa62-acb2-11df-abb0-001cc4c002e0.html
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To boot: They estimated that it was $4 Million dollars worth of marijuana and that this is linked to this:
Scary stuff. The property that the suspects were on borders my mum and step dad's property.
Detectives had been investigating the large marijuana grow, which was on private property owned by Cascade Timber Consultants.
The marijuana grow was suspected of being linked to a Mexican cartel, Sheriff Tim Mueller said.
Two workers lived in a tent at the grow site and it appeared that they were living there for a couple months.
Linn County Sheriff's Office detectives and members of the Linn County Regional SWAT team entered the garden Thursday.
Two Hispanic males fled from the garden and into the surrounding brush, Mueller said.
Deputies and a tracking dog attempted to track them for some distance but were unsuccessful in locating the suspects. Detectives, with assistance from the Linn County Sheriff's Search and Rescue, cut and removed the plants today. They also located over a pound of processed marijuana in the campsite. The investigation will continue.
The Sheriff's Office was assisted by the Lebanon Police Department, Sweet Home Police Department, Albany Police Department, DEA and BLM.
Source: http://democratherald.com/news/local/article_6afcaa62-acb2-11df-abb0-001cc4c002e0.html
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To boot: They estimated that it was $4 Million dollars worth of marijuana and that this is linked to this:
Scary stuff. The property that the suspects were on borders my mum and step dad's property.