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VERNON PARISH, La. – The Louisiana National Guard’s Counterdrug Task Force assisted the Vernon Parish Sheriff’s Office with a large bust of marijuana plants in western Vernon Parish, June 14, 2013.The raid resulted in more than 6,800 marijuana root balls being destroyed, with each root ball consisting of three to four plants with their roots twisted together, to substantially increase the plant’s tetrahydrocannabinol or THC level. (Photo courtesy of the Louisiana State Police/RELEASED)