Overview

• Crews in mid-August removed 2,377 mature plants and about 2,000 pounds of trash and infrastructure from the remote site.
• The grow was first detected and raided in 2024, but full rehabilitation waited until hazardous chemicals could be safely removed.
• Investigators documented diverted creek flows, irrigation pits, terraced plots, nearly two miles of illegal trails, and signs of poaching.
• A semi-automatic pistol and roughly a gallon of the banned insecticide Methamidophos were recovered, prompting contamination assessments.
• No arrests have been announced, and authorities say the investigation continues as officials warn of pesticide-tainted runoff and heavy water use by illicit grows.