Wednesday, September 21, 2011

The Durango Herald 09/03/2011 | N.M. wildfire missed pot plants on public land

The Durango Herald 09/03/2011 | N.M. wildfire missed pot plants on public land: "ALBUQUERQUE – This summer’s Las Conchas fire in New Mexico scorched tribal lands, threatened one of the nation’s premier nuclear facilities and pushed bears into nearby cities.

But it somehow spared more than 9,000 marijuana plants in a remote area of Bandelier National Monument.

Officials said no arrests have been made in the sophisticated growing operation in the park’s backcountry. But authorities said Friday they were looking for at least two suspects. They estimate the plants were 6 to 10 feet tall had a street value of around $10 million.

“It was a lot larger than we anticipated,” park Superintendent Jason Lott said. “It (was) much bigger and more sophisticated than we ever expected.”"

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