Illegal Pot Grow Found In Pike National Forest

WOODLAND PARK, Colo. (CBS4)- Law enforcement officers cleared out an illegal marijuana grow site on the Pike National Forest on Thursday.

The illegal grow was discovered about 6½ miles from Woodland Park in El Paso County. There were about 18,300 plants on the five acre site.

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They also found irrigation pipe, camping gear, tarps, trash, chemicals to deter wildlife and multiple 50-pound bags of fertilizer.

No one has been arrested and the case remains under investigation.