11,000 marijuana plants discovered in Idaho

11,000 marijuana plants discovered in Idaho
File photo (AP Photo/Jeff Barnard)
STANLEY, Idaho (KBOI) - A pot bust hauled in more than 11,000 plans in Operation Mountain Sweep.

The grow operation was found near Galena Summit in the Sawtooth National Forest. Investigators say they received a tip, which lead local and federal officers to the site in Blaine County.

In Idaho, between July 1 and the beginning of today's operation, state, county and federal law enforcement have eradicated more than 47,744 marijuana plants from Caribou and Jerome counties, almost all on public lands.

In late July, law enforcement officers removed 42,290 marijuana plants from state public land in Caribou County. Since 2005, approximately 130,605 marijuana plants have been eradicated from public lands in Idaho.

"Marijuana trafficking organizations seek to turn our nation's parks and public lands into their own drug havens," said DEA Administrator Michele M. Leonhart.