The Prineville couple, in their 40s, were detained by the CERT team and later arrested by detectives at the scene. Vander Kamp said more charges are expected as the investigation continues. The couple's commercial grow operation was located in a residential area of Juniper Canyon, an unincorporated area of Crook County. In March, Governor Brown declared Crook County to be in extreme drought conditions and struggling with consistent groundwater sources. "This particular grow site used underground well water and maintained a complex watering system that supplied marijuana production.

Source: CNN May 13, 2022 16:23 UTC