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Indiana Police Call in the US Military and Raid 146 'Dangerous'

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Submitted by Marijuana News on Sat, 09/05/2015 - 02:28

Indianapolis, IN — On Wednesday, the Indiana State Police announced that they have raided 146 marijuana grow plots throughout the southern region of the state.

In an unprecedented show of force, officers from the Indiana State Police, the Indiana National Guard Counter Drug Task Force, Drug Enforcement Administration, U.S. Forest Service, Civil Air Patrol, Indiana Department of Natural Resources and local agencies, authorities seized thousands of marijuana plants.

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Law enforcement surveyed Southern Indiana land by air to find plots of marijuana. (Photo: Provided by ISP)

In total, some 4,900 ‘dangerous’ plants were plucked from the ground, as well as 4 pounds of processed pot, six weapons, and $3,000 in cash were seized. The Aug. 17-28 operation resulted in 16 arrests.

Police ‘protecting’ people from this plant is nothing new. However, training and using the US military to arrest pot growers is certainly worrisome.

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