Law Enforcement Seize $4.3 Million Worth of Marijuana Plants

BY MELANIE BUCK –

Local law enforcement has harvested over $4.3 million worth of marijuana plants. The Polk County Sheriff’s Department, along with the 18^th West Judicial Drug Task Force and the U.S. Forest Service conducted a two-day marijuana seizure operation on Thursday and Friday. Polk County Deputy Sheriff Scott Sawyer reported that 4,306 plants were recovered on Thursday and an additional 50 plants were recovered Friday. Sawyer said the plants were being grown on Weyerhaeuser and Forest Service Land. The investigation is ongoing into who actually grew the enormous patch of marijuana plants. Officials will not comment on whether there are any suspects at this time. The plants have a street value of $1,000 per plant equaling $4,356,000. The plants were found in southeast Polk County.

In a statement given to Pulse Multi-Media, the Sheriff’s Office warns residents of the dangers. “Any time that you are traveling around on your ATV, whether or not you are out checking on your property or another reason that takes you out into the rural areas of our county, we ask that you exercise caution. If you come across anything that seems to be suspicious, particularly a patch of plants that you suspect may be marijuana, please back out of the area immediately and contact the Polk County Sheriff’s Office. Do not attempt to enter or hang around the area. Deputies will be dispatched to the scene and our office will investigate. You can call the Polk County Dispatch Center at 479-394-2511.

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Jeri Pearson

Jeri is the News Director for Pulse Multi-Media and Editor of The Polk County Pulse. She has 10 years of experience in community focused journalism and has won multiple press association awards.

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