Feds Rip Up Pot Farms in Western Monroe County ROCHESTER, NY (WXXI) - Federal authorities pulled up marijuana plants from three fields in the Towns of Parma and Greece on Thursday -- after they were spotted from a U.S. Border Patrol helicopter.

State Police are investigating, but no charges have been filed so far.

The Border Patrol says more than 80 plants were ripped up -- some from along Route 18 near the Village of Hilton. The drugs were valued at 147-thousand dollars.

The marijuana was turned over to State Police to be incinerated.
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