Jim Finnel
Fallen Cannabis Warrior & Ex News Moderator
Central New York - Forest Rangers located and confiscated 116 marijuana plants on state lands this season in six Central New York counties.
According to Department of Environmental Conservation Regional Director Ken Lynch, the plants, which totaled in over 650 pounds of product, were removed from potential sale and distribution.
Marijuana plants were found on five state forests and one wildlife management area in the CNY counties.
The DEC found them on Region 7, an area which covers Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga, and Tompkins counties.
Sites producing marijuana were found in six of the nine counties in the region.
Forest Rangers take a proactive approach to marijuana eradication from state lands for several reasons:
- Marijuana can be considered an invasive species which disrupts the natural eco-system on state lands
- Marijuana growing sites could present a hazard to the public groups and DEC employees who may encounter them. Marijuana growers are engaged in criminal activity and may take steps to harm intruders to their operations, including rigging booby-traps.
Plots are typically located through tips from the public, or by using search techniques to scour habitats conducive to cannabis growing.
Forest Rangers work with state and county drug task forces to exchange information on grow sites, and persons of interest associated with the grow sites.
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Website: Forest Rangers Confiscate 116 Marijuana Plants on State Lands
According to Department of Environmental Conservation Regional Director Ken Lynch, the plants, which totaled in over 650 pounds of product, were removed from potential sale and distribution.
Marijuana plants were found on five state forests and one wildlife management area in the CNY counties.
The DEC found them on Region 7, an area which covers Broome, Cayuga, Chenango, Cortland, Madison, Onondaga, Oswego, Tioga, and Tompkins counties.
Sites producing marijuana were found in six of the nine counties in the region.
Forest Rangers take a proactive approach to marijuana eradication from state lands for several reasons:
- Marijuana can be considered an invasive species which disrupts the natural eco-system on state lands
- Marijuana growing sites could present a hazard to the public groups and DEC employees who may encounter them. Marijuana growers are engaged in criminal activity and may take steps to harm intruders to their operations, including rigging booby-traps.
Plots are typically located through tips from the public, or by using search techniques to scour habitats conducive to cannabis growing.
Forest Rangers work with state and county drug task forces to exchange information on grow sites, and persons of interest associated with the grow sites.
NewsHawk: User: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: wbng.com
Copyright: 2010 WBNG
Contact: WBNG-TV: News, Sports and Weather Binghamton, New York
Website: Forest Rangers Confiscate 116 Marijuana Plants on State Lands