Girl Scout Camp Marijuana Farm Busted

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(AP) Police found thousands of marijuana plants being grown in a remote part of a Girl Scout camp, according to court do ents and a scout official.

Officials at Camp Ella J. Logan were dismayed when they found out what had happened, said Sherri Weidman, chief executive of the Limberlost Girl Scout Council.

Police found the hidden marijuana farm with plants in various stages of cultivation in a wooded swampy area of Kosciusko County, according to do ents 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 do ents.

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.

Weidman said the area was in a remote part of the 220-acre camp accessible only by wading through the muck or taking a canoe. The land was bought by the council to provide a safety buffer, she said.

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

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/...n4264813.shtml

[ShoogarBear]

In a related story, the number of applicants for the Brownies has reached an all-time high.

[spurs_fan_in_exile]

In a related story, the number of applicants for the Brownies has reached an all-time high.

Shoogar FTW. [/thread]

[Slydragon]

Now this makes sense

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcont...s.2d4e91c.html

I was wondering how in the world did she sell so many, Just happen in May so it adds up. Arrest that little girl.

[ORION]

that would be an awesome looking merit badge. No wonder why Thin Mints are so addicting