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# RCMP find 23,000 marijuana plants on B.C. Crown land

B.C. Mounties have busted what amounts to a marijuana grow op on steroids -- 23,000 plants, some

measuring as tall as a teenager.

The RCMP say officers had been monitoring Carpenter Lake near Lillooet, northeast of Vancouver,

since last year after seeing some suspicious activities on the lake.

When they checked again last weekend they spotted marijuana plants growing along the shore and

eventually found a total of 23,000 plants ranging up to 1.5 metres in height.

The massive outdoor grow operation was on Crown land and included a sophisticated watering system

with pumps, gravity fed water lines and kilometres of hoses.

Police say the plants were mature and would likely have been harvested within the next few weeks.

No one was on the property at the time and no arrests have been made but the RCMP say they are

still investigating.