Monday, January 19, 2015

Forest Service still investigating illegal pot operations...Guess where

Several months after the eradication of two separate illegal marijuana-growing operations on national forest in the Aspen area, the U.S. Forest Service is still trying to find the responsible parties. No arrests have been made, but the agency said its law enforcement branch continues to investigate a case from September 2014, when a grow operation was discovered in the Fryingpan Valley, and a September 2013 case in the Crystal Valley. The agency cannot comment during active investigations on whether it suspects drug-trafficking organizations to be involved in the pot gardens, said Chris Strebig, a spokesman for the agency’s regional office in Lakewood. A source familiar with the investigations said the Fryingpan Valley grow operation in particular appeared to have ties to drug traffickers. The source wasn’t authorized to speak for the agency. The first discovery was made in a secluded area along Hayes Creek near Redstone. Two archery hunters came across the operation and reported it to the Pitkin County Sheriff’s Office...more


Pitkin County?  The same Pitkin County whose officials are so concerned these lands might end up under state management?  The same Pitkin County where they want enviros to pay more attention to federal lands transfer advocates?  The same Pitkin County where in one federal wilderness area they found 175 piles of human waste, 244 dogs off leash, 107 illegal campsites, 307 illegal fires in one year? 

Now we find two large marijuana-growing operations on federal land in Pitkin County.  Notice it wasn't the federales who spotted these grows, it was private citizens.

One can only conclude that Pitkin County would rather have illegal drug operations benefiting the drug cartels than have these lands transferred to state management.  Not to worry, Commissioner Richards can have the drug cartels sign her honor code

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

mucho caca--mucho fertilizer. and people smoke that stuff!!

Monique