2009-06-29
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June 29, 2009 During the summer months every year, persons involved in growing marihuana can be seen in and around the following areas: swamps, corn fields, wooded areas, along rivers, and rural rental properties with large acreage. Their crops only have to be tended to approximately once every two weeks. In late September or early October, the grower returns to harvest the plants, leaving the roots behind. Common indicators of outdoor marihuana grows include: Abandoned vehicles parked on side roads or trails, people observed walking in remote areas for no apparent reason, bags of fertilizer, planting trays or chemicals located in remote areas, well-trampled trails in wooded or swamp areas, cleared out areas in swamps, wooded area or corn fields, and numerous signs appear out of nowhere indicating "No Trespassing." If you discover an outdoor marihuana operation: Do not touch the marihuana plants, there could be chemicals on them. If confronted by a marihuana grower, record any licence plates and leave the area. DO NOT approach an outdoor grow operation as some grows have been reported to be booby trapped or guarded, and finally, call Crime Stoppers.

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