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US: $50 million in pot plants seized in West Marin
Gary Klien Marin Independent Journal
Wednesday 30 Aug 2006 Authorities seized 20,000 marijuana plants valued at an estimated $50 million Tuesday in West Marin in what could be the largest pot bust in the county's history. The raid came a month after 2,500 marijuana plants were seized from an illegal plot on Bolinas Ridge. This week, investigators returned to the area and confiscated about 20,000 more plants from several other sites. The marijuana groves were found along a swath of the Bolinas Ridge from Kent Lake to Highway 1 to the Olema Valley. Some of the sites were in federal parkland, while others were on Marin Municipal Water District property. No arrests were reported. Fifty rangers and police narrowly missed the growers when they first raided the area on Monday. "They left hot, steaming scrambled eggs on their dishes," said John Dell'Osso, a spokesman for the National Park Service. "They heard (police) coming through the brush and they took off in a hurry." The $50 million street value is based on an estimate of $2,500 per plant when processed for sale. The estimate is conservative because some plants are worth up to $5,000 in processed marijuana, Dell'Osso said. Dell'Osso said the bust is certainly the biggest on federal parkland in Marin, and possibly the biggest ever in the county at large. The investigation is continuing, and the number of plants could still increase. http://www.marinij.com/marin/ci_4259384
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