Southern Oregon Marijuana Bust
(Central Point, OR) -- One person is facing charges after police raided an alleged illegal marijuana grow in Southern Oregon that hid the plants among pear trees. The Jackson County Sheriff's Office says the farm had applied for a permit to grow hemp and concealed 25 thousand pot plants in the orchard. Deputies seized 16-thousand pounds of cannabis and nearly 15-hundred plants in hoop-style greenhouses. One person was arrested during the operation.



