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07-01-2008, 11:35 AM
McCLAIN COUNTY, Okla. -- McClain County deputies plan to spend the weekend destroying dozens of acres of marijuana plants found growing in a field there.
A farmer discovered the plant on his 160-acre farm last month. Some were as tall as 6 feet high. Investigators think the plants grew naturally and no one has been cultivating or selling them.
“This marijuana is really low quality because it hasn't been planted. Someone didn't do this on purpose,” said Detective Dan Huff of the McClain County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they find marijuana growing wild in McClain County all the time, but they were surprised by the massive crop.
“Usually it's only two or three plants here, two or three plants there. This is the only place I've seen where it's a lot like this,” said David Graham of the McClain County Sheriff’s Office.
“The more rain you have, the faster it's going to grow,” said Randy Kittrell of the McClain County Sheriff’s Office. “And with how much rain we've had here lately, you can tell how much it's taken off.”
Kittrell said deputies will use machetes and weed eaters to get rid of the plants. Once cut, the plants will be put in a hole and burned with diesel fuel.
“Our objective is to get rid of it so the temptation is not here,” said Huff.
He said anyone who tried to smoke the plants would probably only wind up with a headache.
Deputies said they expect to have to come cut down the crop again next year.
-Koco 5 news report out of Oklahoma City
Link (http://www.koco.com/news/16733822/detail.html)
A farmer discovered the plant on his 160-acre farm last month. Some were as tall as 6 feet high. Investigators think the plants grew naturally and no one has been cultivating or selling them.
“This marijuana is really low quality because it hasn't been planted. Someone didn't do this on purpose,” said Detective Dan Huff of the McClain County Sheriff’s Office.
Deputies said they find marijuana growing wild in McClain County all the time, but they were surprised by the massive crop.
“Usually it's only two or three plants here, two or three plants there. This is the only place I've seen where it's a lot like this,” said David Graham of the McClain County Sheriff’s Office.
“The more rain you have, the faster it's going to grow,” said Randy Kittrell of the McClain County Sheriff’s Office. “And with how much rain we've had here lately, you can tell how much it's taken off.”
Kittrell said deputies will use machetes and weed eaters to get rid of the plants. Once cut, the plants will be put in a hole and burned with diesel fuel.
“Our objective is to get rid of it so the temptation is not here,” said Huff.
He said anyone who tried to smoke the plants would probably only wind up with a headache.
Deputies said they expect to have to come cut down the crop again next year.
-Koco 5 news report out of Oklahoma City
Link (http://www.koco.com/news/16733822/detail.html)