Marijuana, and lots of it, found in a wide area along the Yuba River…
Click here to listen to Sheriff Keith Royal
Nevada County Sheriff Keith Royal says they eradicated 1546 marijuana plants from ten different garden areas, each plant about three to six feet high. Now, Royal says, the task is to find out who the marijuana belongs to.
Click here to listen to Sheriff Keith Royal
The grows were mostly on public property–either State Parks or Bureau of Land Management areas. Royal says the Department of Fish and Wildlife is conducting its own investigation to see if water was illegally diverted from the Yuba River. A dead bear was also found, and tests are being done to see if it was poisoned in order to keep wildlife away from the plants.
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