The pilot admits it was pretty much happenstance they stumbled on it, but a good job recognizing it for what it was:
- The lush crop of pale green plants growing in neat rows on the far South Side was, by one estimate, just days from being ready to harvest.Unfortunately for the grower, Chicago Police got there first — and spent Wednesday hacking away at what’s thought to be among the city’s largest marijuana operations discovered growing outdoors.The crop, spotted by a Cook County sheriff’s officer on a routine helicopter patrol Tuesday, might be worth as much as $10 million on the street, police said.
$10 million? Cut it, dry it, package it, sell it, fund the Helicopter Unit.