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(08-26) 13:30 PDT Yosemite National Park, Calif. (AP) --
Authorities have arrested two men following a raid on a marijuana garden that straddled Yosemite National Park and a nearby national forest.
Park rangers uprooted more than 3,600 marijuana plants and seized several pounds of processed pot Tuesday.
Officials said Thursday that the rangers arrested two Mexican citizens, who were in the U.S. illegally, on suspicion of cultivating the garden. Authorities estimate the plants had a street value of $14.6 million.
The park says one of the men was had a concealed loaded pistol. Both were wearing camouflage.
The suspects' names were not released.
Park officials say hose lines, fertilizers, trash and human waste spread throughout the site had caused extensive environmental damage.
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Authorities have arrested two men following a raid on a marijuana garden that straddled Yosemite National Park and a nearby national forest.
Park rangers uprooted more than 3,600 marijuana plants and seized several pounds of processed pot Tuesday.
Officials said Thursday that the rangers arrested two Mexican citizens, who were in the U.S. illegally, on suspicion of cultivating the garden. Authorities estimate the plants had a street value of $14.6 million.
The park says one of the men was had a concealed loaded pistol. Both were wearing camouflage.
The suspects' names were not released.
Park officials say hose lines, fertilizers, trash and human waste spread throughout the site had caused extensive environmental damage.
NewsHawk: MedicalNeed: 420 MAGAZINE
Source: San Francisco Bay Area — News, Sports, Business, Entertainment, Classifieds: SFGate
Contact: Contact Us — SFGate, news and information for the San Francisco Bay Area.
Copyright: 2010 Hearst Communications Inc.
Website:Yosemite rangers raid marijuana garden, arrest 2
