Mexican Cartels Set Up Pot Farms in Texas

Several recent busts south of Dallas highlight what drug investigators describe as a growing trend: Mexican cartels setting up elaborate marijuana farms on U.S. soil to save time and money.

Earlier this month, detectives in Ellis County discovered a pot growing operation containing nearly 10,000 plants worth an estimated $24 million. Investigators said the farm had fertilizer, an irrigation system with pumps and PVC pipes to carry water to the crops and make-shift camps set up by workers hired to tend to the fields.