Pot bust yields 1,000 plants in National Forest
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Published: August 28, 2008
Two brothers have been accused of growing more than 1,000 marijuana plants in 11 plots in the Rockbridge County area of the George Washington National Forest, federal authorities announced Thursday.
Michael Jay Shifflett, 46, of Glasgow, and Jackson David Shifflett Jr., 51, of Natural Bridge Station, were arrested Tuesday after a two-count indictment was handed up Aug. 21 by a federal grand jury in Harrisonburg, according to the U.S. attorney’s office in Roanoke.
Both men were charged with conspiracy, possession and intent to distribute marijuana.
Besides destroying the marijuana, authorities also searched the Shiffletts’ residences and seized 22 firearms.
The arrests were the culmination of a joint investigation by the local, state and federal agencies.
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Posted by ( Cosmo Wafflefoot ) on September 02, 2008 at 4:17 am
[...“the culmination of a joint investigation”...] Very funny. What an in-depth article. It would be interesting to know how much taxpayers money was spent to apprehend the two dangerous desperadoes.
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Posted by ( Freedom ) on August 29, 2008 at 6:40 am
,,at least they were not from the mexican cartel and illegals,,like they are in all of the western national parks,,heck out there they are so well set up they even have irragation systems set up !!
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