18,300-plant illegal grow eradicated in Pike National Forest near Woodland Park
Federal authorities eradicated 18,300 marijuana plants on 11 August 2016 from a five-acre illegal grow in the Pike National Forest near Woodland Park, seizing 2,000 pounds of cultivation infrastructure. No arrests were made and the investigation continued.
🇺🇸 Pike National Forest near Woodland Park · Colorado, United States
Federal authorities eradicated 18,300 marijuana plants on 11 August 2016 from an illegal grow spanning about five acres in the Pike National Forest west of Colorado Springs, centred about six miles outside Woodland Park.[1][2]The U.S. Forest Service led the operation with the Drug Enforcement Administration, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office SWAT team and Homeland Security assisting.[1]
Alongside the plants, officers seized2,000 pounds of cultivation infrastructure, including irrigation pipe, camping gear, tarps, chemicals and multiple 50-pound bags of fertilizer.[1][2]A Forest Service spokesman said no arrests had been made and the investigation was continuing, and further details were not made public that day.[1]
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