Bend, OR -- Deschutes County Commissioners voted unanimously Wednesday to accept more than 2.9-million dollars in state funds to investigate and eradicate illegal marijuana-grows. County officials say drug cartels have been operating in the county and around the state, sometimes under the guise of a legal hemp grow. Deschutes County and Bend Police have received state funding to combat illegal-grows since 2018. Commissioners hope their actions to get this round of money will lead to future funding.