Monday, July 28, 2008
8,000 Marijuana Plants Have Been Seized in Mingo and Logan Counties.
The West Virginia State Police has been busy the last two weeks in Mingo and Logan counties as the agency has been looking for marijuana fields.
Sgt Nelson with the WVSP told us that 7,400 plants have been seized in Logan County . Plants were discovered at Chapmanville, Dehue, Buffalo Creek and Pike Creek.
600 plants were discovered at undisclosed sites in Mingo County.
Nelson says that the street value is $ 2,000 per plant.
No arrests have been made at this current time.
Nelson added that if someone sould run up on a marijuana field, immediately contact police. Nelson says that the fields could be booby trapped.
Sgt Nelson with the WVSP told us that 7,400 plants have been seized in Logan County . Plants were discovered at Chapmanville, Dehue, Buffalo Creek and Pike Creek.
600 plants were discovered at undisclosed sites in Mingo County.
Nelson says that the street value is $ 2,000 per plant.
No arrests have been made at this current time.
Nelson added that if someone sould run up on a marijuana field, immediately contact police. Nelson says that the fields could be booby trapped.
# posted by Joe Kinzer @ 1:37 PM 
