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Kentucky Eradication Initiative Recognized as Top Nationwide Task Force in Marijuana Eradication.

June 15, 2010 | By kentuckyguard
JAK Photo by OC Caleb Riggs/Kentucky National Guard's Drug Task Force [caption id="attachment_1822" align="alignnone" width="600" caption=" On the 8th of April 2010 the Kentucky Eradication Initiative received a national "Outstanding Task Force" award from the national High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area organization, recognizing them as the number 1 of over 600 other nationwide task forces in marijuana eradication. The Kentucky Eradication Initiative is comprised of personnel from the Kentucky Army National Guard, Kentucky State Police, USDA Forest Service, DEA, USMS, the USAO for the Eastern District and numerous local law enforcement agencies. In addition to eradicating 330,699 plants, there were 483 cultivators arrested state wide and $966,078.00 in forfeitable assets seized in 2009."]

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