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BIG POT CROP SEIZED IN O.C. by John McDonald, Jeff Collins 04 Sep 2003 Orange County Register Authorities Uproot Four Patches With A Street Value Of About $3 Million In A Rugged Area Off Ortega Highway.  Orange County sheriff's deputies tread through some of the area's most inhospitable terrain Wednesday to seize more than 2,200 marijuana plants grown in hidden patches on uninhabited land.  The haul from four patches off Ortega ( 74 ) Highway in Cleveland National Forest had a street value of more than $3 million, sheriff's spokesman Jim Amormino said.  The seizure underscores observations made in recent years by National Forest Service officials: The business of growing pot on public land has changed from former hippies planting pot for their own use to drug cartels cultivating acres for big profits.  The growers plant it in the United States to avoid the risk of being caught smuggling it from Mexico.  [Remainder snipped]

Pubdate: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 Source: Orange County Register, The (CA) Copyright: 2003 The Orange County Register Contact: letters@ocregister.com Website: http://www2.ocregister.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/321 Author: John McDonald, Jeff Collins Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/find?115 (Cannabis - California) Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/topic/Campaign+Against+Marijuana+Planting Note: Free registration is required to access the story on-line.

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