Rancher Finds $2M Marijuana Growing Operation on His Land

A Texas man who was just hoping to graze cattle on the land he recently acquired was surprised to discover $2 million worth of marijuana plants growing in a back-woods area.

Authorities in Texas are investigating who is responsible for the secret marijuana growing operation recently found on a local ranchers property. A Chambers County, Texas, rancher called the county Sheriffs Office after checking out land that he recently leased from the Army Corps of Engineers and finding two individuals who took off running when they saw him on Tuesday.

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When deputies arrived at the clearing, they discovered 5,500 marijuana plants with a street value of about $2 million.

Primarily, the most impressive thing of it was that it was a pretty elaborate growing operation, Chambers County Sheriffs Office Sheriff Brian Hawthorne told ABC News today.

Deputy Daniel Houghton/Chambers County Sheriffs Office

PHOTO: A nursery area of marijuana plants on the land located in Chambers County, Texas.

Those responsible for the growing operation hand-cleared land about two acres deep in the woods, devised a watering system and made sure they had optimum sunlight, Hawthorne said.

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Rancher Finds $2M Marijuana Growing Operation on His Land