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Deputies Burn Hundreds Of Pounds Of Pot

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PENROSE, Colo. (CBS4) - New video is out this week that shows deputies in Fremont County burning hundreds of pounds of illegal marijuana.

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(credit: Fremont County)

Police removed 700 pounds of pot from a grow operation in Penrose.

#FCSO Deputies collected, weighed, and destroyed almost 700 lbs of marijuana from an illegal grow in Penrose today.

Posted by Fremont County Sheriff's Office - Colorado on Tuesday, October 11, 2016

The person licensed to run the operation had died, and no criminal charges will be filed.

First published on October 14, 2016 / 1:23 PM MDT

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