The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department has reported game wardens recently have been involved with four separate illegal marijuana cultivation operations in rural areas.
“During the last two months, we have been involved in four large-scale marijuana ‘grows’ – two in Fort Bend County and two in Polk County,” said Col. Craig Hunter, TPWD Director of Law Enforcement.
“The last thing we want is for an unsuspecting landowner or group of lease hunters to approach an illicit grow site or camp,” Hunter added. “If you see something, get out of the area and report it.”
Hunter said in three out of the four cases, game wardens were notified by land owners or lease hunters that someone was growing marijuana on property they owned, or had access to.
“We have well-established relationships with landowners and hunting clubs, so we are often the first law enforcement agency to be notified,” said Maj. William Skeen, who cover primarily southeastern Texas.
The problem is not unique to the Lone Star State. Arkansas game wardens are involved with combating illegal grow sites, too. Read more in the mid-week Bowie News.