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SYLVIE BELMOND/Acorn Newspapers A HEAVY LOAD—A Ventura County Sheriff’s Department narcotics officer carries marijuana plants found at a site in Newbury Park. The pot was being cultivated just off Rancho Conejo Road, not far from an apartment complex. Two suspects were apparently living at the site to take care of the plants. According to police officers, the plants are believed to be potent. Just one fully grown marijuana plant can produce as much as $5,000 in drug sales.
SYLVIE BELMOND/Acorn Newspapers A HEAVY LOAD—A Ventura County Sheriff’s Department narcotics officer carries marijuana plants found at a site in Newbury Park. The pot was being cultivated just off Rancho Conejo Road, not far from an apartment complex. Two suspects were apparently living at the site to take care of the plants. According to police officers, the plants are believed to be potent. Just one fully grown marijuana plant can produce as much as $5,000 in drug sales.
