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WI is cutting school budgets and many social programs and then spends money on this!
DNR Using Surveillance Flights To Spot Marijuana Grows Wardens Looking For Grows On Public Lands
Updated: 8:35 pm CDT May 14, 2010 Text Size AAA MADISON, Wis. -- The state Department of Natural Resources is fighting marijuana growing operations by using surveillance flights.
The DNR said growing operations outside and on public land are becoming more common, and they want hikers, anglers and hunters to be on the lookout. ................
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Across the state, flight crews armed with only a camera are scanning public land, WISC-TV reported.
"These areas have very few clearings, so if you find a big clearing, it's kind of a red flag; it makes you wonder what's going on," said Dieckhoff.
While flying over Dane County Friday morning, crews noted two spots that are worth a follow-up, they said.
"It could be somebody's food plots for hunting or viewing purposes, but something similar to that is what we've been locating," said Dieckhoff.
Suspicious activity is then passed onto other agencies, including the Dane County Narcotics and Gang Task Force.
"It's a matter of how we want to approach it. Do we want to take it, just dismantle it and pull the plants, or do we want to set up cameras and some covert surveillance?" said Dane County Sheriff's Sgt. Gordie Dish.
The DNR said the flights play a key role in stopping crime and keeping state land safe.
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Using flights might be the best way to cover large chunks of land, but it's not cheap, WISC-TV reported.......................
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