Nearly 90,000 marijuana plants seized in Humboldt County
The Times-Standard
The Humboldt County Sheriff's Department has eradicated nearly 90,000 marijuana plants so far this year.
The most recent round of raids was with the help of Campaign Against Marijuana Planting personnel, where 14,100 plants were seized between Sept. 18 and 22.
The plants were found on U.S. Forest Service land near the Waterman Ridge and Friday Ridge areas of Willow Creek.
Deputies have eradicated about 50,000 plants with CAMP this year, and the multi-agency law enforcement task force has eradicated about 37,000 plants on its own.
Last year deputies seized a total of 23,000 plants with CAMP.
Statewide, CAMP has destroyed more than 1.2 million plants this year, breaking last year's record of 1,314,692.
More than 750 gardens have been raided, about 20 people have been arrested and more than 15 weapons have been confiscated statewide.
Humboldt County ranked 13th with CAMP last year, with Sonoma County having the most plants confiscated at 204,571 plants.
The CAMP season is continuing.
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