30 pot plants seized on banks of Colorado River near Burns

The Eagle County Sheriff's Office and the U.S. Bureau of Land Management on Sunday confiscated 30 marijuana plants 20 miles up Colorado River Road on BLM land near Burns.

Pot plants seized Sunday near Burns.
Eagle County Sheriff's Office

Two men fishing in the area stumbled upon the grow operation 100 feet off of the Colorado River and notified the Eagle County Sheriff's Office. The plants varied from 1 to 2 feet high and were all growing in plastic bags with potting soil.

If you think you may have any information about this marijuana grow operation, call the Eagle County Sheriff's Office at (970) 328-8500 or Eagle County Crime Stoppers at 970-328-7007, 1-800-972-TIPS, submit your tip online at www.tipsubmit.com, or text a tip from a cell phone by texting STOPCRIME plus the message to CRIMES (274637).

If your tip leads to the arrest and indictment of any suspect involved, you could earn up to a $1,000 reward from the Crime Stoppers.