Iron County raids unveil two large marijuana farms

Iron County raids unveil two large marijuana farms

By bob mims
The Salt Lake Tribune

Published Jul 28, 2011 11:28AM MDT

The Iron County Sheriff’s Department confirms it was involved with raids of two marijuana farms Thursday that reportedly yielded nearly 20,000 plants.
The illicit farms, in remote locations roughly 10 miles northeast of Cedar City in the Summit Valley area, were discovered and reported to authorities early last week.
Officers from Garfield and Kane counties, as well as the Utah Highway Patrol, assisted in the raids, which began around sunrise Thursday. A helicopter also was in the air, assisting...

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