Massive Field of Marijuana Found in Chicago

Size of two football fields

Reason Staff | 10.3.2012 6:15 PM

Chicago police have discovered a field of marijuana plants spanning the equivalent of two football fields -- a crop that has an estimated street value of $7 million to $10 million, CBS Chicago reported.

Officials found the field on the city's South Side during a helicopter operation Tuesday.

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Massive Field of Marijuana Found in Chicago

Size of two football fields

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