50,000 cannabis plants destroyed at Terra Bella cornfield grow
Tulare County sheriff's detectives eradicated 50,000 cannabis plants and two pounds of processed marijuana at a property on Road 236 in Terra Bella on 28 August 2018. Four people were arrested on cultivation and drug-residence charges.
🇺🇸 7100 block of Road 236, Terra Bella, Tulare County · California, United States
Tulare County sheriff’s detectives found a massive illegal marijuana grow on a property in the 7100 block of Road 236 in Terra Bella on the morning of 28 August 2018, serving a code-enforcement abatement warrant with the county Resource Management Agency.[1]The TAGNET narcotics team assisted in the operation.[1]
Four people found at the home and property were arrested for maintaining a residence for drug use or sales, cultivating marijuana and possessing marijuana for sale.[1]TAGNET destroyed 50,000 marijuana plants and two pounds of processed marijuana, and detectives noted large amounts of trash at the site.[1]The investigation into the grow sites was continuing.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
4
Plants destroyed
50,000
Cannabis
910 g
Agency
Tulare County Sheriff's Office
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Living plants (50,000 plants); Herbal cannabis (910 g)
Activity
Cultivation
Setting
Field
Grown
Outdoor
Charges
maintaining a residence for drug use; cultivating marijuana; possessing marijuana for sale
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Arrested 14Plants destroyed 108,226Cannabis 25.0873 t
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