Pubdate: Sat, 04 Feb 2006
Source: Branson Daily News (MO)
Copyright: 2006 The Branson Daily News
Contact: (417) 334-4299
Website: http://www.bransondailynews.com/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/4031
Author: Noelle Caylor, BDN Staff Writer

MARIJUANA STING TAKES OUT CROPS

Operation Cash Crop 2005 is snuffing out the marijuana growers in
Missouri, and state officials say campaigns like this are well worth
the time.

Recent statistics show that officers have destroyed more than 10,000
cultivated and sinsemilla plants from indoor and outdoor operations
and more than 4.5 million wild marijuana plants, according to the
Missouri State Highway Patrol.

In the process, 104 pounds of marijuana and 147 firearms were
confiscated, the patrol said. There were also 450 arrests made.

Operation Cash Crop is a joint mission between the patrol, Missouri
National Guard, Missouri Sheriff's offices, city and county police
departments, Missouri Conservation Commission, U.S. Forest Services
and the Drug Enforcement Agency, the patrol states.

Stone and Taney counties had fine outcomes, Sgt. Jason Clark of the
patrol said.

"There were 265 cultivated plants and 10 arrests that came out of
Stone County," Clark said, "and seven cultivated plants, 220 wild
plants and four arrests from Taney County."
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