THREE RIVERS — With the assistance of a Michigan Air National Guard helicopter crew, SCAN (St. Joseph County Area Narcotics) officers located and removed more than 220 illegally growing marijuana plants Wednesday morning and afternoon.
Working in sweltering conditions, ground crews responded to reports from the Grand Ledge Air National Guard based-helicopter spotters and moved in on suspected illegal outdoor grows.
Six sites were identified and visited; one proved to be a legal grow, and contact was made with individuals at four of the other fives sites where all the plants found were removed and taken to the St. Joseph County Sheriff’s Department to be destroyed.
Reports of yesterday’s program results will be presented to the St. Joseph County Prosecutor for review and the possibility of warrants being issued.
The aerial marijuana grow interdiction program is coordinated by the Michigan State Police, and is offered to law enforcement departments statewide. An additional local air/ground search might be conducted later this year.
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