A couple of months back I'd heard that narco-traffickers from Mexico had decided to set up marijuana plantations in some of our national parks, particularly in California. Why worry about crossing the border or building tunnels? (Is it really that easy?)
Heavily armed guards from the assorted cartels supposedly protect these agricultural endeavors. Apparently the U.S. Forest Service has issued warning to hikers and campers about the possible danger!
A problem is that after the "harvest" there is a fair amount of environmental destruction because of various chemicals used along with the necessary irrigation systems and overall forest destruction.
Curious, I sent e-mails to both Senator McCaskill and Representative Cleaver requesting some information and clarification. To date I haven't received even the standard boilerplate response. Does anyone out there know anything about this? Is this merely an urban myth? Of course I could always contact the Department of Homeland Security. Couldn't I?
