A pot farm worth an estimated $2.5 million was raided in Topanga State Park last week, the California Department of Parks and Recreation said Monday.
A 16-officer team and a Sheriff’s Department helicopter removed nearly 5,000 pounds of mature marijuana plants, as well as more than 500 pounds of trash, camping gear and cultivating infrastructure.
California State Park Rangers, National Park Service officers, Mountains Recreation and Conservation Authorities and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department raided the farm Friday after state park rangers on patrol discovered marijuana plants.
The farm was divided into seven separate plots hidden the chaparral forest. There was significant damage to the ecosystem that officers took steps in reversing and repairing Friday, according to the Parks and Recreation release.
No suspects were located, although evidence has shown recent activity by several suspects. The investigation is ongoing.
