Pueblo County A Hot Spot For Illegal Pot Grow Operations

By Rick Sallinger
PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) – Pueblo County has become a magnet for those who want to grow marijuana illegally for profit. The sheriff’s office and Drug Enforcement Administration have been kept busy with 60 busts already this year.
Law Enforcement Bureau Chief David Lucero of the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says the lure of easy money is bringing individuals and cartels to his area. He says they are often Cubans coming from Florida, but also Russians from New Yor