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  Shasta County Pot Eradication Operation Begins

Posted by CN Staff on July 11, 2007 at 20:37:09 PT
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Source: Mount Shasta Herald 

California -- President Bush's so-called “drug czar,” John P. Walters, is scheduled to be in Shasta County Thursday to participate in the launch of Operation Alesia, a multi-agency marijuana eradication operation on public lands that began this Monday.Seventeen local, state and federal agencies are participating in Operation Alesia, which has the stated goal of “education, eradication and reclamation of marijuana cultivation sites on public lands” in Shasta County, according to a press release from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest office in Redding.
In a press release from his Washington, DC, office, Director of National Drug Control Policy Walters states, “America's public lands are under attack. Instead of being appreciated as national treasures, they are being exploited and destroyed by foreign drug trafficking organizations and heavily armed Mexican marijuana cartels who have turned them into ground zero for drug cultivation. These violent drug traffickers are endangering America's outdoor enthusiasts and sportsmen, and the sensitive ecosystems of our wilderness.”North state Congressional representative Wally Herger attended a press release at the Forest Service headquarters in Redding Monday to announce the start of Operation Alesia.Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko said, “The intent of Operation Alesia is to strike a significant blow against Mexican drug trafficking organizations and armed Mexican nationals operating in the vicinity of Shasta County. “Operation Alesia is the largest cooperative effort focused on marijuana eradication to occur in Shasta County and on National Forest System lands and one of the largest of its kind nationwide”Walters will join agency heads from the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, U.S. Forest Service and California National Guard Thursday for a joint press conference on Operation Alesia. He is also scheduled to visit a marijuana eradication site.Regional Forester Bernie Weingardt of the US Forest Service's Pacific Southwest Region said, “Forest Service and National Guard crews will work to complete the cleanup and removal of irrigation lines, contaminants and trash from the land, streams and rivers. Removal of infrastructure is imperative to prevent drug trafficking organizations from re-establishing their operations.”Source: Mount Shasta Herald (CA)Published: Wednesday, July 11, 2007Copyright: 2007 Mt. Shasta NewsContact: news mtshastanews.comWebsite: http://www.mtshastanews.com/Related Article:White House Drug Czar Highlights MJ Cultivationhttp://cannabisnews.com/news/thread23166.shtml

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Comment #5 posted by MikeEEEEE on July 12, 2007 at 11:06:14 PT
Weasels on parade
Reminds me of how the communists used to parade their useless toys in a show of force.People will tire of the drug war in the same they tired of communism.
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Comment #3 posted by potpal on July 12, 2007 at 07:41:34 PT

dog and pony show
Law enforcement gets to show off all their new expensive toys. Nobody really cares except for LEOs and those publishers who love to print such drivel without critial analysis of its content. Blame it on the Mexicans...not. Most pot these days is grown at home or locally by needy farmers.“Operation Alesia is the largest cooperative effort focused on marijuana eradication to occur in Shasta County and on National Forest System lands and one of the largest of its kind nationwide”... IOW, the most expensive nationwide taxpayer dollar police overtime giveaway for a picnic in the park.Why not give the pot to medical cannabis clinics for those allowed by CA law to use it?Cannabis prohibition is a convenient lie, a farce and a crime. 

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Comment #2 posted by FoM on July 11, 2007 at 21:11:35 PT

John Tyler 
I hope Al Franken wins. I think he can.
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Comment #1 posted by John Tyler on July 11, 2007 at 21:00:24 PT

Off Topic
We had earlier discussed Norm Coleman, R. Sen. from Minn. I saw in the paper today that Al Franken, the comedian, is opposing him. Al is actually doing well and is raising a lot of money to finance his campaign. He just might unseat Norm. 
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