14,927 marijuana plants seized in Big Island Counter-Cannabis sweep
Hilo vice officers confiscated 14,927 marijuana plants in a five-day sweep across five Big Island districts ending 24 August 2001, the largest of the year's Counter-Cannabis Field Operation sweeps. No incidents were reported and no arrests were made.
🇺🇸 Hamakua, Hilo, Puna and Ka'u districts, Hawaii island · Hawaii, United States
Hilo vice officers confiscated 14,927 marijuana plants ranging from seedlings to twelve feet tall during a five-day operation that ended Friday 24 August 2001.[1]Big Island police were joined in the operation by members of the Statewide Marijuana Eradication Task Force.[1]
The sweep covered the Hamakua, North Hilo, South Hilo, Puna and Ka’u districts, concentrating on Honomu, Pepeekeo, Pahoa, Fern Forest, Leilani Estates, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Keaau, Orchidland, Ainaloa, Kukuihaele, Paauilo, Ninole and Ookala, among other areas.[1]
The operation was part of the department’s continuing Counter-Cannabis Field Operation.[1]No incidents were reported in the operation, and no arrests were made.[1]
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