This just in from the MyFWC Facebook page: A Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer was patrolling the Richloam Wildlife Management area in Sumter County this week, when he stumbled across a pretty epic marijuana grow site. In addition to the big plot of plants in the photo above, the site also had a hand-dug well to make watering the plants easier. The officer kept an eye on the site and after a few days, he saw a person stop by on a bicycle to tend to his plot and bring in a few new plants … and then he was busted. He was arrested and charged with cultivation of marijuana and damage to state lands. Officers seized 39 plants as evidence.
This article appears in Jul 16-22, 2014.