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$10M Worth Of Marijuana Found Growing In Bonsall
Growers Diverted Water From Avocado Orchard
POSTED: 4:35 am PDT September 1, 2010
UPDATED: 8:24 am PDT September 1, 2010
BONSALL, Calif. -- More than $10 million worth of marijuana plants found growing in a steep canyon in Bonsall were in law enforcement hands Wednesday.The seizure made Tuesday off Interstate 15, near Gopher Canyon Road, involved 10,150 plants, San Diego sheriff's Detective Steve Reed told The San Diego Union-Tribune.Reed, a member of a narcotics task force, said the marijuana growers were diverting water from an avocado orchard to grow the illegal drug, the newspaper reported. But it was not immediately clear whether that's what led authorities to it.No arrests were reported.
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