Texas Rancher Discovers $2M Marijuana Growing Operation on His Land
Jul 3, 2014, 5:08 PM ET
By ALEXA VALIENTE

A Texas man who was just hoping to graze cattle on the land he recently acquired was surprised to discover $2 million worth of marijuana plants growing in a back-woods area.

Authorities in Texas are investigating who is responsible for the secret marijuana growing operation recently found on a local rancher’s property. A Chambers County, Texas, rancher called the county Sheriff’s Office after checking out land that he recently leased from the Army Corps of Engineers and finding two individuals who took off running when they saw him on Tuesday.

When deputies arrived at the clearing, they discovered 5,500 marijuana plants with a street value of about $2 million.

“Primarily, the most impressive thing of it was that it was a pretty elaborate growing operation,” Chambers County Sheriff’s Office Sheriff Brian Hawthorne told ABC News today.

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