MOUNT VERNON – Members of the Knox County Sheriff’s Office, Mount Vernon Police Department, Adult Parole Authority, and Bureau of Criminal Investigation and Identification Thursday conducted an aerial sweep of Knox County for marijuana grow operations. Information for the grow locations came from several sources including Fredericktown Police, Danville Police, Mount Vernon P.D., the Sheriff’s Office, and citizens of Knox County.
According to KCSO Captain Jay Sheffer the
operation was made possible by BCI&I as they covered the cost of the helicopter rental.
The day long operation yielded 231 marijuana plants pulled from various grow locations in the county. The plants varied from about one foot tall to close to six feet tall.
No charges have been filed for any of the locations. Sheffer says this due to the fact that most individuals growing the marijuana trespass on the property of others to plant the crop.
In a news release Sheffer said, “We encourage all citizens to act on their instincts and call in and report suspicious activity they observe. The Homeland Security saying is “See something, Say something.” If this is done as a whole we can better police our community.”