I picked the folowing item off the Net tonight. This is our old friend Law Dogs' part of the Country. A check of newpaper article's from the area make me believe this is more of the planting by illegal aliens. If you recall a property owner and his 10 year old son were shot by a Mexican guarding a garden East of Sacramento, California a few years back. This is not the first shootout in a garden in and around the Mendocino National Forest.
The impacted area is the North end of Zone A, and the Southend of Zone B1 and B3. The bow season opens on July 8, and runs thru July 30 in the A Zone. The general season opens August 12 and runs until September 24th. The General Season starts Sept. 16th in B1 and B3. The Mexican growers normally suppliment their food supply with vension.
SAFETY ALERT
MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST
June 20, 2006
Marijuana growing operations have intensified and become more sophisticated for this field season. Law Enforcement personnel have already eradicated nearly 70,000 marijuana plants from the Forest in the last four weeks. Saturday, June 17, two men were shot and killed execution style near Covelo after they were involved in what law enforcement officials believe was a raid or pirating of marijuana at a large growing operation. The men suspected of the killings may have traveled onto the Mendocino National Forest, Covelo Ranger District.
Covelo Ranger District Restriction of Field Administrative Duties
Because Law Enforcement is unclear of the location of the suspects in the execution killings near Covelo, all official administrative work activities and travel through the Covelo Ranger District are suspended until further notice. This suspension of work and travel applies to all Mendocino National Forest employees and other National Forest employees from other units. If Mendocino employees know of Forest Service employees from other units who are working or traveling through Covelo Ranger District, they are to inform them of the work and travel suspension. The suspension will be lifted as soon as Law Enforcement officials feel the suspect(s) have been caught or have left the area.
Covelo Ranger District Restriction of Incident Management Activities
Forest Service Law Enforcement Officers will respond to all wildland fire or all risk dispatches to accompany resources responding to incidents. Forest Service Law Enforcement Officers will be stationed at Covelo until Law Enforcement officials feel the suspect(s) have been caught or have left the area.
Forest Service Field Employee Check-in Communication Plan
All Mendocino NF and other Forest Service employees will follow the Forests check-in procedure with their supervisor for field work on the Forest. With the increase in criminal activity, marijuana growing and link to organized crime, employees need to be aware that the growers are actively camping, working and transporting materials, food and marijuana on the National Forest. If an employee locates a marijuana plantation or observes suspicious activity, leave the area immediately and report the activity immediately to the Mendocino Dispatch Center. Follow the guidelines in the Forest-wide Job Hazard Analysis for Field Employee Check-in Communication Plan.
http://www.co.mendocino.ca.us/sheriff/pdf/06-1921.pdf