Girl Scout Camp Marijuana Farm Busted

Marijuna Farm Found at Girl Scout Camp

Allie @ Gone Hollywood | Friday, July 18, 2008

Forget the cookies, what about marijuana brownies?

Girl Scout camp officials were horrified to learn that 5,000 marijuana plants had been found growing on their camp grounds.

Police found the hidden marijuana farm with plants in various stages of cultivation in a wooded swampy area of Kosciusko County, according to documents filed Monday in U.S. District Court in South Bend. Some of the plants were growing on land belonging to a local resident, while the bulk - about 5,000 plants - were growing on camp land. State troopers in an airplane spotted the plots.

Mario Comacho, 44, Mariano Gonzales, 38, and a juvenile were arrested last week after police found the farm. Comacho and Gonzales, both of Goshen, appeared for an initial hearing Monday in federal court on charges of possession of more than 1,000 marijuana plants with the intent to distribute. Neither man had an attorney, according to court documents.

Johnny Coy, who owns part of the land where the pot was found growing, said he wasn’t aware of the operation and rarely visits the swampy area.

Parents of campers were informed of the discovery when they picked up their children.

Thats the first thing I would want to hear, upon picking up my kid from Girl Scout camp. No wonder they sell so many cookies every year.

source: Girl Scout Camp Marijuana Farm Busted [cbs news]