POT FARM DESTROYED IN FOREST NEAR OJAI.Byline: Ann-Marie Sanchez Daily News Staff Writer As deputies uprooted the latest marijuana cache discovered in Ventura County's rugged back country, sheriff's officials vowed Monday to step up efforts to undercut undercut, n 1. the portion of a tooth that lies between its height of contour and the gingivae, only if that portion is of less circumference than the height of contour. 2. cultivation of the illegal crop. Sheriff's Capt. Bruce Hansen said that law enforcement officials are particularly concerned about the safety of campers and hunters who might stumble upon armed marijuana growers, especially during harvest time Noun 1. harvest time - the season for gathering crops harvest farming, husbandry, agriculture - the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock in September and October. ``This area is for people who want to use it for camping, hunting and other recreational activities. Families and hunters don't need to be approached by armed marijuana farmers protecting their crops,'' Hansen said. Sheriff's officials plan to release details of their enforcement plan Thursday. On Monday morning, narcotics narcotics n. 1) techinically, drugs which dull the senses. 2) a popular generic term for drugs which cannot be legally possessed, sold, or transported except for medicinal uses for which a physician or dentist's prescription is required. agents pulled up and destroyed 3,027 marijuana plants worth an estimated $12 million near the Wheeler Gorge Campground, north of Ojai. A day earlier, Ventura County narcotics investigators arrested 10 men suspected of cultivating the illegal crop, which included plants as tall as 14 feet, Hansen said. A deer hunter reported the illegal garden two weeks ago after he was confronted by an armed man while walking along a trail. ``The man told him, `You don't want to go any further, and there's nothing up there for you to see,' '' Hansen said. Sheriff's officials kept the garden under surveillance before making the arrests Sunday. The names of the suspects, whom police said were armed with handguns and rifles and claimed to be hunters, were not released pending filing of charges. All 10 had identification and hunting licenses at the time of their arrest, Hansen said. ``We're still trying to make that determination (if the men are involved), but they were found in fairly close proximity to this grow,'' Hansen said. ``There were other things about this group that also raised our suspicion.'' More than 20 narcotics agents from the Sheriff's Department, Oxnard Police Department, U.S. Forest Service and the FBI assisted Monday in uprooting the crop, which was to be burned. The growers had cleared oak trees and brush for the crops and used hoses to draw water from a creek near the marijuana farm, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Detective Maureen Hookstra. In the past 12 months, local authorities have plucked pluck v. plucked, pluck·ing, plucks v.tr. 1. To remove or detach by grasping and pulling abruptly with the fingers; pick: pluck a flower; pluck feathers from a chicken. out and torched nearly 24,000 marijuana plants in the Los Padres National Forest Los Padres National Forest is a forest located in southern and central California, which includes most of the mountainous land along the California coast from Ventura to Monterey, extending inland. Elevations range from sea level to 8,831 feet. . BUMPER CROP In agriculture, a bumper crop refers to a particularly good harvest yielded for a particular crop. Example: "With all the rain we've had over the last few months, we are expecting a bumper crop this year. Law enforcement officials have uprooted four major marijuana crops in the past year in the Los Padres National Forest: Labor Day Labor Day, holiday celebrated in the United States and Canada on the first Monday in September to honor the laborer. It was inaugurated by the Knights of Labor in 1882 and made a national holiday by the U.S. Congress in 1894. 1995: Authorities destroy 4,200 plants near Lake Casitas Lake Casitas is a lake in Ventura County, California. It was formed by Casitas Dam on Coyote Creek, two miles (3 km) before it joins the Ventura River. Santa Ana Creek and North Fork Coyote Creek also flow into the lake. , finding an additional 1,100 plants in a smaller grove in the Tar Creek area outside Fillmore. Estimated street value: $21 million. July 26: Authorities burn about 9,800 marijuana plants discovered in the Derrydale Creek area. They find 3,400 plants in the lower area and 6,400 plants in an upper portion of the canyon two miles away. Estimated street value: $39 million. Aug. 14: Authorities find 5,500 plants several miles north of Matilija Canyon Road, north of Fillmore. Estimated street value: $22 million. Monday: Authorities torch 3,027 marijuana plants found several miles from Wheeler Gorge Campground, north of Ojai. Estimated street value: $12 million. CAPTION(S): Photo, Box Photo: (1--Color only in Conejo and Simi editions) Jim Youngson, public affairs Those public information, command information, and community relations activities directed toward both the external and internal publics with interest in the Department of Defense. Also called PA. See also command information; community relations; public information. officer for the Los Padres National Forest, stands beside burning pot plants seized north of Ojai. Andy Holzman/Special to the Daily News Box: BUMPER CROP (See text) |
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