This happened one county over from me.Nothing new though this is an every year thing.No worries it will still be flush with fine homestone arond here. http://www.bdtonline.com/cnhi/bdtonline/homeoage/local_story_240190153.html?keyword=leadpicturestory
the link i put with my post didn't work. first time i tried to add a link to a post not sure what i did wrong.if you want to check out the story try www.bdtonline.com it's a pretty shitty local paper so the story will stay on their for afew days any way.look under local stories
The Whole Story W.Va. police begin fall pot harvest with big haul Aug 22, 2008 @ 07:40 PM By The Associated Press The Associated Press BEECH CREEK, W.Va. (AP) _ It's harvest time in the West Virginia and it looks to be a bumper crop for marijuana as law enforcement officials so far have confiscated thousands of plants. The biggest haul so far was 10,635 plants confiscated in Mingo County on Thursday. The Mingo County bust featured plants in the 12- to 15-foot-tall range. State Police Sgt. Brian Brown said each plant had a street value of about $2,000, making the operation worth about $21 million. "It's a big haul for one day," Brown said, adding it was the largest single-day tally he can remember. No arrests have been made. West Virginia's outdoor marijuana growing season starts in early spring and ends with the first killing frost. Aircraft have become the surveillance vehicle of choice, as outdoor plots are typically located in remote, rugged areas where it's easier to travel by foot than with four-wheel-drive vehicles. Troopers started their helicopter flyovers in July, using funds made available from the federal Drug Enforcement Agency. The reconnaissance flights helped troopers locate about 4,700 plants growing in Mason County. "Mason County is a big rural area and the plants have to have sunlight to grow," said State Police Cpl. C.K. Zerkle. "They're easier to spot from the air." While aerial surveillance makes it easier to find the plants, troopers say there are many plots that go unnoticed. "For every 10,000 plants we find, 25,000 are missed," Zerkle said. The number of plants found in Mingo and Mason counties are almost half of the total number destroyed in West Virginia last year. During 2007, law enforcement eliminated 32,079 plants, according to the National Drug Intelligence Center.
bummer. sucks some serious balls. what i love best about police busts is when they say every plant with worth 2,000$ each. that's such bullshit, especially given it's outdoor weed. sold in bulk, each plant is probably worth 500$ absolute tops. probably less.
Well if the plants were 12 to 15 feet high, then they probably had over a pound, and if they were growing a really potent strain then that could be true, but the pig is probably lying his ass off.
