Napa bust turns up monster marijuana plants
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Napa County law enforcement agents came upon something in a drug bust the other day that they dont usually see marijuana plants that towered so high they looked like marijuana trees.
The bust Friday on the 8300 block of Butts Canyon Road in the community of Pope Valley turned up 35 of these weed monsters, which were up to 9 feet tall and 5 feet around, said Sgt. Oscar Ortiz of the Napa Special Investigations Bureau.
The gargantuan growths produced so many buds that the branches had to be held in place by structures so they wouldnt break, Ortiz said.
The plants were discovered along with 100 pounds of dried processed marijuana, .
Police arrested Gerald Bennett, 56, his wife, Linda Bennett, 55, and their son, 28-year-old Cody Bennett, on suspicion of possessing and growing marijuana for sale, as well as being armed in commission of a felony, said sheriffs Capt. Tracey Stuart.
Police said theyve seen a growing number of backyard operations turning out larger-than-usual plants.
This year, several of places we hit have had these giant plants that are more like trees, Stuart said...............
This story came from the SF paper. 9ft tall? Ha!
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