Thread: Mexican drug cartels linked to local marijuana activity

Mexican drug cartels linked to local marijuana activity
by Heather Muller , 5/8/2007

Almost 20,000 marijuana plants were discovered Monday near Shively on property owned by the Pacific Lumber Co., and law enforcement officials suspect the involvement of Mexican national drug-trafficking organizations.

According to Brenda Godsey, public information officer from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office, the plants were immature and had not yet been planted.

They were discovered by a PALCO employee, who immediately alerted Sheriff’s deputies to their location, Godsey said.

“When deputies arrived, they seized 19,908 starter marijuana plants,â€

[quote]They are usually armed, he said. “I personally have found numerous guns at grows and campsites. At almost every grow, there is at least evidence of firearms.â€