The Cannabis Caper of Crescent Valley

If it ain’t the finest example of “catching a fish right after it jumps in the net,” Deputies in Crescent Valley, a place most folks couldn’t find with a map, have managed to seize around 4,500 pounds of marijuana, all processed and ready for the kind of business no good citizen would want a part of.

On the 10th of April, as if they were suddenly awake to the scent of something a little too green in the air, the Eureka County Sheriff’s Office and the Eastern Nevada Narcotics Task Force—who I imagine were each sporting an expression somewhere between a hound dog and a law officer—hauled in a sizeable catch. A mountain of marijuana got tucked away in a place where the only thing you’d usually find in excess is dust.

The deputies were alerted by someone or something to the stash, and—well—what are law officers supposed to do when a juicy crime practically presents itself like a pie cooling on a windowsill? They seized the stash quicker than a gambler grabs a good hand of cards.

As for the investigation, they say “ongoing,” as it’s hard to follow the trail when the suspects have long since disappeared—probably already across state lines, waving goodbye and wondering if their next shipment will be bigger than a shipment of gold bars. So, hats off to the Eureka County deputies and the Eastern Nevada Narcotics Task Force for catching this crop before blossoming into something regrettable.

If only they’d catch who is making all this green gold, maybe Nevada could turn this to its advantage, like a good ol’ gold rush—but with less dust and more “morning after” regrets.