Air surveillance locates Cassia County marijuana grow sites
A southern Idaho drug task force seized 4,620 marijuana plants Wednesday.
Cassia County Sheriff Jay Heward said the Mini-Cassia Drug Task Force conducted a search for marijuana by air. Eighteen grow sites were in three separate cornfields in southern Cassia County.
Heward estimates the street value of the confiscated pot at more than $13.8 million.
The task force includes Cassia, Minidoka, and Jerome County sheriff offices, and the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration.
Investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information leading to the the arrest and prosecution of suspects involved with the growing operations may contact the Cassia Sheriff’s Office at (208) 878-2900. Callers may remain anonymous and possibly qualify for a cash reward.
