2,973 marijuana plants seized in Big Island Counter-Cannabis sweep
Big Island police with the DEA and the Hawaii Army National Guard seized 2,973 marijuana plants in a three-day Counter-Cannabis sweep of Hilo, Puna and South Kohala ending 22 May 2002. The plants ranged from seedlings to five feet tall. No arrests were reported.
🇺🇸 North Hilo, South Hilo, Puna and South Kohala, Hawaii island · Hawaii, United States
Big Island police confiscated 2,973 marijuana plants ranging from seedlings to five feet tall during a three-day operation that ended Wednesday 22 May 2002.[1][2][3]Agents from the US Drug Enforcement Administration and personnel from the Hawaii Army National Guard counter-drug program worked alongside Big Island officers.[1][2][3]
The sweep covered Umauma in North Hilo; Keaukaha, Panaewa and Honomu in South Hilo; Glenwood, Kurtistown, Mount View and Pahoa in Puna; and Waimea in South Kohala.[1]It was part of the Hawaii County Police Department’s continuing Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.[1][2][3]No arrests were reported in any of the three accounts.[1][2][3]
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