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$3.5 million in Pot plants found in Morgan County
Posted: 11.07.2011 at 5:17 PM
Teresa Snow

Teresa Snow is the evening news anchor and health reporter.

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Morgan County officials found $3.5 million worth of marijuana plants growing on land off Highway FF.  / Morgan County Sheriff's Department
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Morgan County authorities are looking for the people behind a large marijuana-growing operation.

Stover Police discovered several million dollars worth of marijuana plants growing on land off Highway FF. Authorities found 3,200 plants, drying tents, water pumps and several miles of hose at the site.

Authorities said the plants were ready for harvest and could have been worth $3.5 million on the street.

The investigation began after authorities found a truck full of fertilizer and cultivation materials on Highway M last month.

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