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Lake Isabella- A major cleanup of eradicated marijuana plantations has been completed.
According to a report from the Sequoia National Forest Service, Forest Service law enforcement officers, assisted by fire and recreation personnel, completed the major cleanup at 11 sites in certain unspecified areas of the Sequoia National Forest. The cleanups were of plantations that have been eradicated over the past two years.
During last week's operation, United States Forest Service firefighting crews assisted in the cleanup efforts, including the Fulton Hotshots, Rincon and Breckenridge fire crews, Democrat fire engine and recreation personnel.
Also, members of California National Guard, Counter Drug Unit (Team Wolf ) and a United States Army Blackhawk helicopter with flight crew, assisted with transporting several tons of trash - including pesticides, fertilizers, plastic irrigation pipe and camping gear - from remote forest areas that were associated with marijuana cultivation.
An estimated 40 more sites remain with huge quantities of garbage, hose and toxic pesticide material scattered throughout the forest, some dating back to 1999.
One of the recent cleanup missions, near Cedar Creek Campground, took a full day to complete trash removal using a 12-person crew, assisted by helicopter air support.
In addition to serious environmental impacts, officers say public encounters with plantations and growers are on the rise, Forest officials reported. There have been nine documented encounters on forest lands this year. Fortunately, none resulted in violence.
During 2003-2004, the Sequoia National Forest has seen a major increase in marijuana plantations run by Mexican traffickers. As a result of the investigation efforts involving the Kern and Tulare County Sheriff's Departments and the U.S. Forest Service, a total of 22 people, including suspected mid- to upper-level Cartel members, were arrested in 2004 on various charges related to marijuana cultivation on the forest.
In 2004, there were 153,889 plants removed from public land, making the Sequoia National Forest No. 1 in the nation for marijuana cultivation. The Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky, which usually leads the nation, reported the removal of just over 136,000 plants.
By The Porterville Recorder staff
https://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2004/12/14/news/local_state/news06.txt
According to a report from the Sequoia National Forest Service, Forest Service law enforcement officers, assisted by fire and recreation personnel, completed the major cleanup at 11 sites in certain unspecified areas of the Sequoia National Forest. The cleanups were of plantations that have been eradicated over the past two years.
During last week's operation, United States Forest Service firefighting crews assisted in the cleanup efforts, including the Fulton Hotshots, Rincon and Breckenridge fire crews, Democrat fire engine and recreation personnel.
Also, members of California National Guard, Counter Drug Unit (Team Wolf ) and a United States Army Blackhawk helicopter with flight crew, assisted with transporting several tons of trash - including pesticides, fertilizers, plastic irrigation pipe and camping gear - from remote forest areas that were associated with marijuana cultivation.
An estimated 40 more sites remain with huge quantities of garbage, hose and toxic pesticide material scattered throughout the forest, some dating back to 1999.
One of the recent cleanup missions, near Cedar Creek Campground, took a full day to complete trash removal using a 12-person crew, assisted by helicopter air support.
In addition to serious environmental impacts, officers say public encounters with plantations and growers are on the rise, Forest officials reported. There have been nine documented encounters on forest lands this year. Fortunately, none resulted in violence.
During 2003-2004, the Sequoia National Forest has seen a major increase in marijuana plantations run by Mexican traffickers. As a result of the investigation efforts involving the Kern and Tulare County Sheriff's Departments and the U.S. Forest Service, a total of 22 people, including suspected mid- to upper-level Cartel members, were arrested in 2004 on various charges related to marijuana cultivation on the forest.
In 2004, there were 153,889 plants removed from public land, making the Sequoia National Forest No. 1 in the nation for marijuana cultivation. The Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky, which usually leads the nation, reported the removal of just over 136,000 plants.
By The Porterville Recorder staff
https://www.portervillerecorder.com/articles/2004/12/14/news/local_state/news06.txt
