Breaking: Hmong Federal Lawsuit Retaliation - How immigration destroys one county at a time

'Constitutional Sheriff Under Fire By Hmong Immigrants Who Feel They Are Above Our Laws'....

 I just received information from  Capt. William E. Simpson - USMM, who has been keeping an eye on the events in Siskiyou County, California, aka The State of Jefferson.    Earlier this year the huge influx of Hmong refugees into the county had caused problems when they claimed voter intimidation by the local Sheriffs office, which was pure NONSENSE.    I know Sheriff Jon Lopey.  He's a fair man and does his best to uphold the law in a county of  6,278 square miles,  much of which is used by Illegal alien Mexican Drug Cartels to grow dope.   This has taken so much time that local crime is out of control because they simply have no resources to fight it all.  

 Now, these new 'immigrants'  and their powerful immigration lawyers (men like Cesar Conda who OWNS Paul Ryan and Marco Rubio) want our laws changed to suit them...laws like having septic tanks on property when you live there!   Or not having to register or even be legal to vote.  They want to turn this nation into the 3rd world dumps they were saved from!

Hmong Federal Lawsuit Retaliation For Cannabis Law?

A Federal Lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court – Eastern District of California on September 12, 2016 (2:16-cv-02172-JAM-CMK) by a group of Hmong Plaintiffs led by Jesse Vang and Wang Chang against Siskiyou County, its Sheriff (Jon Lopey), the County Clerk (Coleen Setzer), along with Alex Nishimura (an investigator for the Secretary of State of California) and many others, including the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The lawsuit makes many claims including voter intimidation and discrimination.

(Note: In the interest of full disclosure,Capt. Simpson, who covered this story lives in Siskiyou County and has been following the story over last year.)

There is no doubt that a significant percentage of Hmong immigrants that have moved into Siskiyou County have taken-up the cultivation of cannabis, allegedly for ‘personal medical use’. However, when any person grows more than a dozen plants, which can yield five to twenty pounds of flowers (‘buds’) per plant, any logical person has to ask; can anyone smoke or consume the low-end quantity of that production (27,240 grams of bud)? Any claim that a medical patient requires more than that amount of marijuana as ‘medicine’ is just ridiculous. So why grow more? This leaves us with the other alternative; anyone engaged in the cultivation of quantities of cannabis beyond the legal personal limits in Siskiyou County is clearly planning on the illicit distribution and sale of a Federally controlled Schedule 1 narcotic on the street, which has some very serious consequences, including adverse social-economic as well as public safety ramifications.

Black-market growers (many of the Hmong growers in Siskiyou County are allegedly illicit growers) use many pesticides and other chemicals (some of which are banned for use in CA) that remain in the final product to be consumed by people (in the flowers/buds), which if ingested causes various health problems, including cancer. I am surprised that OSHA and the Dept. Agriculture haven’t stepped-into the fray in the interests of protecting the health of the public (workers and consumers), who are and will be exposed to the ‘commercial use’ of the pesticides and chemicals being used by illicit cannabis growers, including these Hmong growers (for instance, do these growers properly post the Hazard Communication Standard: Safety Data Sheets - OSHA 3514 ?).

Imagine for the moment that you live in a neighborhood where there is a mix of homes and vacant home sites (lots) for sale. And someone buys the lot next to you and then moves onto the land and starts using an open-pit cesspool for human waste, and starts growing dozens or in some cases, hundreds of illicit cannabis plants, necessitating many field workers to manage the crop. This along with numerous water trucks and cars driving up and down the minimal neighborhood roads, creating dust clouds that fill the air occasionally scented with pesticides… how would you feel about having some basic county ordinances to manage these issues?

When the illicit cannabis cultivation industry became an obvious problem for Siskiyou County as a result of hundreds of citizen complaints, the County asked its citizens for input, as is the Democratic process. And cannabis measures ‘T’ and ‘U’ were ultimately placed on the County ballot for the June 7^, 2016 vote.  These measures gave the County the tools it needed to help control and abate illicit cannabis growers in the County, while simultaneously assuring that people who needed a reasonable amount of cannabis as medicine could legally produce their own cannabis. However, these measures (‘T’ & ‘U’) presented a serious impediment to all the illicit commercial-level growers, including the large organized group of Hmong growers.

Unlike other illicit commercial growers in the County, the Hmong people obviously realized that they represented an ethnic minority within the County, and it now seems they are trying to capitalize on that position with their recently filed lawsuit, which falsely alleges voter intimidation and discrimination among other sensationally false claims.

It’s a sad fact that the American judicial system is now burdened with cases that smack of ‘abuse of process’, and in the case of these Hmong plaintiff’s, such a theory seems to fit the facts. This lawsuit seems to be no more than a baseless counter-attack by some illegal pot growers; retaliation for the law enforcement actions against their alleged illegal enterprises. 

Some of the relevant points in this matter are as follows:

The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has at all relevant times exercised law and zoning code enforcement authority without regard to the ethnicity of the violators, and this practice is well-known among non-Hmong growers. It is important to note that in 2016, numerous enforcement actions have been taken of the type alleged in the complaint against those of other than Hmong ethnicity.

The Hmong Plaintiffs' claim that Siskiyou County did not enforce its ordinances requiring County approved water and septic before significant numbers of Hmong people began taking title to land in Siskiyou County, which is manifestly false. Aside from the County’s common-sense health ordinances, any layperson realizes that approved septic and water services are essentials for basic sanitation and public health even at a personal level.

The fact that voting enforcement efforts were taken against many members of the Hmong community is because of the concerted action by members of that community to attempt voter registration from parcels on which no legal residence was allowed, and which were not bona fide domiciles under state law.  California law does allow, under certain circumstances, domicile to be established from “public camp or camping grounds” (Election Code section 2027), but does not allow domicile to be established where residence is unlawful.

On its face, the evidence suggests a concerted and unlawful effort by marijuana growers to influence the outcome of the June 2016 election on Siskiyou County measures T and U.  And having lost the election, they now demand immunity from enforcement of those ordinances and others. Marijuana enforcement efforts have been taken against many members of the Hmong community because of their conduct in growing marijuana in violation of local ordinances, not from any form of discrimination.

As of this article, the Sheriff of Siskiyou County and his office continues to enforce marijuana-related ordinances and laws against all violators in Siskiyou County, whether or not of Hmong ethnicity. And it should be noted that the vast majority of residents in Siskiyou County hold Sheriff Jon E. Lopey in very high regard, and his record in law enforcement is exemplary: https://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/content/sheriffs-office-sheriff-jon-e-lopey

 If the theory of the Hmong’s complaint were to be accepted by the Court, any minority community would be privileged to violate local and even Federal laws to the extent that it organized itself to violate the law in concert, so that enforcement efforts for the organized-for violation appear to disproportionately target that minority group. And allowing this to go unchecked assures further lawlessness in our State and County.

Related Story: http://www.westernjournalism.com/is-wrong-replacing-what-was-right-in-america/

Capt. William E. Simpson II - USMM Ret.

Member:  Authors Guild
Writer for:  Western Journalism   (Capt. Simpson will have an article on this on Monday here!)
Columnist for: MyOutdoorbuddy.com

The just filed lawsuit :   Case 2:16-cv-02172-JAM-CMK Document 1 Filed 09/12/16 

[snip ]1. The local government in Siskiyou County is engaged in a systemic campaign to deprive Plaintiffs, and other members of the Hmong community, of their right to vote, and their right to the exclusive use and enjoyment of their private property.  (This is what is know in The State of Jefferson as BULL CRAP!)

This will give you an idea what they have to deal with:

 

On Thursday, 09/15/2016, 7:00 AM, Agents with the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Investigation Team served a search warrant at 5083 Poplar Ave in the unincorporated area of Anderson, CA. The search warrant was served in regard to an illicit, outdoor, large scale marijuana cultivation site in the back yard of the residence. Upon arrival at the residence, two subjects were located and detained inside. The two subjects were identified as Keo Sayavong, 70 years old, and One Sayavong, 71 years old. It was later determined Keo and One were husband and wife and lived at the residence together. No other subjects were contacted at the residence.

A search of the residence and property was conducted. During the search 159 actively growing marijuana plants were discovered in the back yard of the residence. The marijuana plants discovered were in multiple stages of growth which is consistent with a continuous cultivation operation for profit. Inside the residence, Agent’s located approximately 15 pounds of processed marijuana, packaged for sales, with an estimated street value of approximately $15,000-$20,000.00 dollars. Digital scales, packaging materials, and other evidence indicative of the sale of marijuana were also located. Agent’s located and seized over $113,000.00 in US Currency hidden inside the residence. The investigation revealed, the US Currency was determined to be proceeds from the sales of illegal controlled substances. Two rifles, one handgun, and approximately 300 rounds of ammunition were also located inside the residence. One rifle and the handgun were loaded and readily accessible for use.

Records checks were conducted on both subjects contacted at the residence which revealed Keo was convicted of a firearms related felony in 2003 and was prohibited from possessing firearms or ammunition. The firearms, ammunition, US Currency, and documentation of narcotics sales were all located in a room of the residence which was determined to be occupied by Keo. Keo Sayavong was placed under arrest for the following felony charges: Cultivation of marijuana, Possession of marijuana for sales, Possessing a firearm as a convicted felon, Possessing ammunition as a convicted felon, and being armed during the commission of a felony. Felony charges for cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana for sales will be filed with the Shasta County District Attorney’s Office in regard to One Sayavong’s involvement in the criminal activity.
Contact: Lt. Pat Kropholler
Patrol Operations
(530) 245-6025        https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1715443802042454&id=1527637610823075

 

GIMMEgrants are Exempt

This week we heard about illegal aliens braking our economic bank while they collect food stamps (about $10,000 per year!) as they sell Heroin and commit crimes and demand we American tax payers provide them with yet more handouts. A Texas congressman manned up and took one of them to task because the 'immigrant' insisted on speaking Spanish during a congressional hearing testimony.
An observant poster nailed it..."GIMMEgrants are exempt."6/17/ 2011 by WOBBLY BOB

Armed Illegal alien Mexican Drug Cartels are in our national parks and forests growing thousands of acres of dope, unimpeded by federal authorities, as usual .

[snip] YREKA, Ca. - About 72,000 marijuana plants found growing in a remote area of Siskiyou County have been destroyed during a pot raid following a tip....Upon entering the garden, deputies said, they saw three Hispanic men dressed in woodland camouflage tending the marijuana grows. ........The men ran away and were able to avoid capture in the heavily wooded and rugged area.

FACTS you should know!

Between Oct. 1, 2010 and April 30, ICE returned to their countries of origin more than 215,900 aliens, including 109,700 aliens with criminal convictions. Of those, 585 were convicted of homicide, 3,177 were convicted sex offenders, and 24,593 were convicted of serious drug offenses.

How To Accurately Detect Disingenuous Politicians

“Just look for the ones talking about jobs, taxes, health care, education, and government budgets, without addressing the negative impact of illegal immigration.” — William Gheen, President of ALIPAC. May 27, 2011


And Mexico? Vacation anyone??? Same carnage day after day. ...coming to YOUR town soon! Hat tip to NAFBPO!

GENERAL CEPEDA, COAHUILA

A new narco grave has been found near here with 15 bodies, mutilated and dissolved in acid.-Diario

DURANGO, DURANGO

Two more bodies have been found in the narco graves, bringing the total now to 241.-Milenio

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN

At 740 pm, heavily armed men hung what most thought was a man from a bridge by chains in plain view of hundreds of motorists. Gasoline was then poured onto the person and set on fire. Later, it was confirmed it was a woman, but they intentionally did not initially reveal that fact.

TEPIC, NAYARIT

Clash between rivals left two dead

HUATABAMPO, SONORA

A reporter who had become a drug dealer, and left prison a year ago after a five year sentence, was found executed. The report continues this indicates he was still involved in narco trafficking. (or had become a snitch)

SAN PEDRO MIXTEPEC, OAXACA*

Municipal police officer gunned down while on duty. His injured partner chased the gunmen, but had to wait for the state police as he had no weapon of any kind (this is not uncommon in poorer and more rural areas, where officers often have to buy their own guns and ammunition as well as any other equipment, such as ballistic vests, handcuffs, and uniforms)

MONTERREY, NUEVO LEÓN

The mexican Army and a group of gunmen had a clash, resulting in three dead bad guys and the seizure of 7 AK-47’s and AE-15’s, magazines, cartridges, radio equipment and other things.

CULIACAN, SINALOA*

Municipal police officer assassinated outside his home.

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GUADALUPE, NUEVO LEÓN \

Another attack against the municipal police as a group of gunmen tried to assassinate the chief. He ran for help “which saved his life.” No report of damage to the facilities, but unknown if anyone was injured.

ECATEPEC, STATE OF MEXICO

Residents observed several dogs fighting over human remains inside 2 cardboard boxes. Police officers found a disembowelled, dismembered woman inside the boxes and the head a short distance away.

GUADALUPE, NUEVO LEÓN*

Two police bodyguards for the state governor Rodrigo Media were kidnapped, dismembered, and their bagged bodies dumped on a main street in front of a store with a narco message. One head had been placed into a bucket, but the gunmen leaving the bodies opened fire, tipping it over and the head rolled out. The Governor sent several twitter messages out saying he would continue fighting for a safe state and no threat would stop them.

The human cost of the ATF’s “Operation Gunrunner” (w/video testimony-second link)

http://tinyurl.com/3bgvbqs

http://youtu.be/E-UP_0WeOZA

See Also!

The Definitive Scandal: ‘Gunwalker’ Much Worse Than ‘Iran-Contra’
Pajamas Media ^ | 6/16/11 | Bob Owens

TEXAS

Senate panel passes sanctuary city bill

Testifying Monday was Houston Police Sgt. Joslyn Johnson: “My husband was killed by an illegal immigrant who was deported several times,” Johnson explained. “The last four officers who have been killed in the line of duty have been by illegal aliens.”

http://tinyurl.com/3e6s5pd

NEW YORK

MS-13 Soldier Pleads Guilty to Murdering Mother and Child

http://tinyurl.com/3pmyuyc

Armed Mexican Cartels take more US land, resources

All over this nation this summer!!

Detectives take down pot grow in Angeles Forest

Posted: 10/01/2010

A Los Angeles County Sheriff's detective pulls a marijuana plant from a plot growing in Cow Canyon of the Angeles National Forest, near Mt. Baldy, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2010. The team pulled about 650 plants ranging from seedings to 6-foot adult plants. No one was arrested. (SGVN/Staff photo by Watchara Phomicinda)

ANGELES NATIONAL FOREST - Decked out in fatigues and climbing gear, sheriff's detectives and U.S. Forest Service officers Friday took down an about 4-acre marijuana grow in Cow Canyon.

As a Sheriff's helicopter circled overhead, the 11-member Marijuana Enforcement Team pushed through a steep half mile of thick brush to access about three plots and destroy close to 650 marijuana plants growing near Mount Baldy.

"This stuff would go straight to the street. The excessive availability of marijuana on the street is just nauseating," said L.A. County Sheriff's Sgt. Mike Hannemann.

It's unknown how many pot grows are in the forest, but authorities are often tipped off by hikers, he said. The team goes on about one operation a week.

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Pot grow found in Angeles National Forest

A Los Angeles County sheriff's detective cuts a bud off a marijuana plant growing in Cow Canyon of the Angeles National Forest, near Mt. Baldy, on Friday, Sept. 30, 2010. The team pulled up about 650 plants ranging from seedlings to 6-foot adult plants. No one was arrested.
(SGVN/Staff photo by Watchara Phomicinda)

Parts of the grow site were terraced and plants were dotted through brush.

Makeshift reservoirs and black piping brought water to plants, some of which were about six feet tall. A tent was set up for shelter and items like shoes, drink cans, dish soap, instant noodle soup cups and other trash were strewn about.

Marijuana was hung to dry near the tent.

The creek that runs through the site was dammed and polluted by the pot growers, Hannemann said. The team suspected the person living there and maintaining the grow had fled just before the 8 a.m. arrival of the detectives.

A hand radio programmed to a Spanish talk station was left behind and was still on.

Chemicals at the site, such as fertilizer and rodent poison, pollute the forest and kill wildlife, detectives said. The pot growers are often armed and sometimes shoot animals for food and self-defense.

Drug cartels south of the border often run the grows, detectives said.

"It's mostly controlled by Mexican drug cartels who fund it and profit from it," said L.A. County Sheriff's Detective Scott Schulze.

Most people hired to stay at the site and maintain the plants are Mexican nationals paid by the cartels, Schulze said.

The team pulled all the plants and was about to have them flown out by helicopter. But a lightning strike from a passing thunderstorm west of the grow forced an early departure.

Smoke was seen but no fire was confirmed, a U.S. Forest Service official said.

Hannemann said a reclamation team from the Forest Service will return to clean up the site

http://www.whittierdailynews.com/crime/ci_16230504

Mexican Drug Cartels Operate In Tri-State

Cartels Establish Grow Operation In Rural Ohio

CLINTON COUNTY, Ohio -- The nation's drug war and Mexico's drug cartels are in our back yards, hidden in crops and hillsides throughout rural Ohio counties.Agents from the state Attorney General's Bureau of Criminal Identification and Investigation (BCI) have found huge pot farms, which they've dubbed "megafarms," during routine summer marijuana eradication programs.In the past three years, they've linked six of those megafarms to drug cartels, said Scott Duff, a special agent supervisor for the attorney general's narcotics division."We've seen an increase in some really, really large patches of marijuana that are generally controlled by Mexican drug cartels," Duff said.Of those six, four of the farms are linked to Mexico.Mexico's cartels are similar to corporations in that their funds are endless and they send "worker-bees" to cart their drugs and run their marijuana farms.When asked how agents and deputies are able to make the connection, Duff said the operations are similar."The style of the grows, the way they set their grows up, with campsites, they live among their grows," Duff said

.Authorities said the problem is they rarely catch anyone working at those campsites. They see evidence, tents, cooking and cultivation areas, but the culprits are long gone.Muskingum County deputies prosecuted seven men after a traffic stop in September 2008. A Crooksville patrolman and a Perry County deputy were investigating a hit-and-run crash involving seven Hispanic men in one car. The deputies said they smelled marijuana and saw what looked like marijuana. A drug dog then tipped officers to even more pot.Because deputies had found a large outdoor marijuana farm just that summer, they did a routine air search by helicopter to determine whether more grows were in the same vicinity as that traffic stop.They found more than 5,000 plants in neighboring Muskingum County, enough to fill four dump trucks. All seven men pleaded guilty to various marijuana possession charges. One man served time. Muskingum County is still investigating.Authorities got another break on Sept. 21. Eleven men, including their alleged ringleader, were arrested near Logan and Muskingum counties. It was a hunter who found the plants and called police.The men are being held without bond while agents determine who they work for and how they made their way to Ohio. All 11 suspects face charges of conspiracy to cultivate more than 100 marijuana plants, a crime punishable by at least five years and up to 40 years in prison if found guilty.In Clinton County this September, deputies and BCI agents found outdoor grows but couldn't link any of them to a particular suspect.Lieutenant Brian Edwards said, "95 percent of the time, the actual landowners, especially in the cornfields, have no knowledge its on their property. People just trespass and plant it.

"Clinton County farmer Steve Murphy leases hundreds of acres and said it's not uncommon to stumble upon those grows during harvest seasons. He said he doesn't like anyone "tromping around" his property.The eradication operations will continue next summer. In the meantime, state agents are investigating evidence left at many of the grows. They are extracting DNA and lifting fingerprints from those sites in hopes of connecting the worker bees to their ringleaders.

http://www.wlwt.com/r/25218948/detail.html

Eleven arrested in marijuana-growing operation linked to Mexican cartel

Tuesday, September 21, 2010

Ohio Attorney General's Office

Hugo Ayala

A Columbus man portrayed as the ringleader and 10 Mexican nationals have been arrested and charged with cultivating two sizable plots of marijuana that could be linked to drug cartels south of the Rio Grande.

The arrests, involving marijuana-growing operations in Muskingum and Logan counties, were announced this afternoon by Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray and other state, local and federal authorities.

More than two dozen law enforcement officers lay in wait yesterday and then descended on the operation near Adams Mills in Muskingum County, chasing and ultimately arresting 10 workers tending to the crop, officials said.

The man whom authorities say led the pot ring, Hugo Ayala, 40, was arrested by federal agents and Columbus police at his apartment on Clybourne Road on the North Side. Ayala is a legal U.S. resident. (Note: many of these Mexican growers have been found with USA issued Green Cards....and congress wants to give more of them out!)

A total of 2,500 marijuana plants were seized near the Muskingum River and from a plot near Zanesfield in Logan County. The plants carried a street value of about $5 million, officials said.

The investigation began four months ago when hunters stumbled across the-then young marijuana plants and a campsite in Logan County, said Sheriff Andrew Smith.

Ayala is believed to have shuttled his work crews from Columbus to their duties in the marijuana fields both east and northwest of the city, authorities said.

He and the others appeared in U.S. District Court in Dayton today and will have detention hearings on Thursday. The conspiracy to cultivate marijuana charges they face carry five to 40 years in prison.

Authorities said yesterday's arrests were unusual. While officials have located and large marijuana-growing operations in recent years, they seldom have made arrests of those cultivating the crops.

The marijuana picked yesterday likely was destined to be sold in Ohio, with profits perhaps returning to Mexican drug cartels, authorities said.

About 60,000 marijuana plants have been seized in Ohio this year, well above the 48,000 eradicated last year.

http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2010/09/21/Marijuana-fields-arrest.html?sid=101

We come in, take pictures - and then we get chopping'

Story Published: Sep 29, 2010 at 8:16 PM PDT

But on federal ground, deputies said they are increasingly finding gardens with connections to Mexican drug cartels.

“In the last 5 years we’ve seen a pretty good increase in cartel activity - and it’s active,” said Ewing. “I’m not prepared to give any numbers right now, but we’ve worked cartels this year.”

According to the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Drug Intelligence Center’s 2010 national drug threat assessment, the number of plants removed from public land grew more than 300 percent from 2004 to 2008, primarily from pot gardens operated by Mexican cartels.

So, is county law enforcement winning the battle against illegal marijuana?

LCSO said the battle is fifty-fifty, and although they wish they had more resources to dedicate to marijuana eradication, they remain optimistic that they hold the upper hand.

http://www.kval.com/news/local/104041913.html

Weed Wars: California marijuana vote closely watched south of the border

Posted at 09:13 AM on Wednesday, Sep. 29, 2010

Some of the most anxious observers of California's November vote to legalize marijuana for recreational use are ineligible to vote because they are located south of the border in Mexico.

Prop 19 proponents argue that the most nervous observers are the Mexican drug cartels, whose operations could be undercut by legal marijuana in the Golden State.

But leading political intellectuals in Mexico are also wondering whether the California vote will open the door to seriously considering legalizing marijuana in Mexico.

Tim Johnson, the Mexico City Bureau Chief for McClatchy Newspapers, including The Sacramento Bee, recently wrote that Proposition 19 is a huge topic of interest in the country ravaged by drug violence.

His recent report described Prop 19 as a bellwether in Mexico as to whether legalizing pot may be seen as an answer to the country's deadly scourge - or perhaps a political affront to the United States.

""If they vote 'yes' to approve the full legalization of marijuana, I think it will have a radical impact in Mexico," Jorge Hernandez Tinajero, a political scientist at the National Autonomous University, told Johnson.

In a recent commentary in The Washington Post, former Mexican foreign minister Jorge G. Castañeda and historian and magazine publisher Héctor Aguilar Camín wrote that the California vote represents "almost the whole enchilada" for how Mexico should shape future policy on marijuana.

"We have believed for some time that Mexico should legalize marijuana and perhaps other drugs," they wrote. "But until now, most discussion of this possibility has foundered because our country's drug problem and the U.S. drug problem are so inextricably linked...As a result, the debate over legalization has inevitably gotten hung up over whether Mexico should wait until the United States is willing and able to do the same."

http://www.fresnobee.com/2010/09/29/2097378/weed-wars-california-marijuana.html

TOO MANY to list!

1. Marijuana 'Megafarms' Busted in Ohio; Ties to Mexican Drug Cartels ... AOL News - Sep 22, 2010 Authorities believe the pot plantations could have ties to Mexican drug cartels, which have been planting crops in the US in recent years. ...

2. SOMMER weeds out marijuana grow sites Curry County Reporter - Matthew Smith - 1 day ago The Southern Oregon Multi-Agency Marijuana Eradication and Reclamation team, ... sites that are part of a nationwide network run by Mexican drug cartels. ...

3. Lawmen locate pot harvesting from the air Tulsa World - Nicole Marshall - 6 days ago Tulsa police broke up a large indoor marijuana-growing operation Sept. ... Most noteworthy is a new trend in the last two years of Mexican cartels bringing ... Officials: Pot Busts Rise With Harvest‎ - KOCO Oklahoma City Busts rise as marijuana harvest begins in Okla.‎ - Alva Review-Courier

1. Up To 40K Pot Plants Seized In Alpine ‎ KCRA Sacramento - Sep 17, 2010 That person is believed to be connected with Mexican cartel marijuana growers, officials said. More than 7000 plants were seized during that operation. ... Pot plants worth $30 million uncovered in CA‎ - San Francisco Chronicle Alpine uncovers $30 million in pot plants‎ - Nevada Appeal Pot plants worth $30 million uncovered in CA‎ - KGET 17

2. Authorities: Cartels working in Dona Ana County ‎ Silver City Sun News - 2 days ago LAS CRUCES - Authorities confirmed Wednesday that two Mexican drug cartels have made their way into southern Doña Ana County. An ongoing investigation into ... 6:40am -- Authorities Confirm Cartel Presence in Dona Ana County‎ - ABQ Journal

3. U.S. Border Patrol Seizes More Marijuana ‎ Tucson Citizen - 1 day ago The vehicle, marijuana and driver were transported to Nogales Station for ... is filed under border issues, drug smuggling, mexican drug cartels, politics. ...

4. Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Bill to Reduce Marijuana Penalties ... ‎ Salem-News.Com - Bonnie King - 1 day ago You said the workforce will be stoned if we legalized marijuana and thus, ..... and by doing so take away the "king crop" from the Mexican drug cartels. ...

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5. Pot, Prop. 19 and Mexico ‎ Seattle Times - Nick Miroff - William Booth - Sep 12, 2010 Much of the Mexican marijuana that reaches US consumers today is a ... and the homegrown trend already has cut into the earnings of Mexican cartels. ... Will Legalizing Marijuana End Mexico's Drug War? Well, 'Maybe Not'‎ - LAist (blog) Weary of drug war, Mexico debates legalization‎ - Seattle Times all 42 news articles »

6. Mexican Drug Cartel blamed for six marijuana operations in Green ... ‎ kjrh.com - Jason Grubbs - Sep 10, 2010 Agent Hale told 2NEWS his team has tied three cases from this year and another three cases from last year to the Mexican Drug Cartel. ...

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7. 2 convicted of trading guns for drugs ‎ Atlanta Journal Constitution - Sep 15, 2010 ... of trying to trade a machine gun and assault weapons to an undercover agent posing as a Mexican cartel operative in exchange for cocaine and marijuana. ... Two Atlanta Men Convicted in Mexican Guns-Drug Swap‎ - GlobalAtlanta 2 Atlanta men found guilty of weapons, drug charges‎ - Atlanta Journal Constitution Two men convicted for trading guns for drugs‎ - Examiner.com