| The Incredible Somis Wall of dope was this pot plantation the cops found in Somis, California (near Camarillo, in Ventura County) in 1991. It was planted outdoors, but in a deep valley between two remote farms, so it could only be spotted from the air. It even sported a sophisticated gravity-powered drip irrigation system. We got to watch the fine officers of the Ventura County Sheriff's Department chop down the eleven-foot-high budding stalks and remove them — by helicopter. It was one of the first stories I covered as a full-time news reporter. |
