LAKEPORT, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force eradicated 2,986 marijuana plants, from a parcel of private property in Kelseyville on Monday.
On Friday, June 21, narcotics detectives conducted overflight missions in the Kelseyville area, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office. These missions focus on locating illicit marijuana growing operations.
He said the narcotics detectives located what appeared to be an illegal marijuana growing operation in an area commonly known as Cole Creek. The location of the grow site was near the intersection of Bottle Rock Road and Nancy Drive in Kelseyville.
On Monday, narcotics detectives entered the grow site and located three separate plots connected by a trail system. Brooks said the marijuana growers had trespassed onto private property and clear cut the area to accommodate their plants.
He said they were also diverting water from the creek into plastic swimming pools to water the plants. The detectives were unable to locate any suspects or additional evidence which would assist in revealing their identities.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be contacted through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.