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Archive Home > 2012 > December > 30 > Roots of marijuana cultivation in national forests hard to trace

Roots of marijuana cultivation in national forests hard to trace

By Joe Mozingo / The Bulletin
December 30, 2012

WELDON, Calif. — A few minutes after 4 a.m., agents in camouflage cluster in a dusty field in Kern County, Calif. “Movement needs to be slow, deliberate and quiet," the team leader whispers. “Lock and load now."

They check their ammunition and assault rifles, not exactly sure who they....

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