Officers talked to the property owner, who was unaware of the pot field, Middleton said. State Police spokesman Lt. Illegal growers select a remote field, then drive in undetected by the owner on a four-wheeler to plant, water and harvest. Sometimes the fields are guarded and booby-trapped, though the field in Grant County was not. We gear up in early to mid June for our marijuana eradication efforts,'' Payne said.
State police use helicopters to fly over suspected areas.
Payne said most of the marijuana grown in Kentucky is for the national market and is exported to surrounding states. In 1998, state police found more than 300,000 marijuana plants. Helping the Grant County Sheriff's office were Crittenden police, Dry Ridge police, Williamstown police, and a state Fish and Wildlife officers. A reward will given for information about the growers. Middleton said the amount of the reward will depend on the value of the information.