The remote hills and mountains stretching across Mendocino, Humboldt and Trinity counties serve as the unofficial capital of marijuana cultivation in California. As you might imagine, people who live there have a strong independent streak. They're skeptical of government, including police and drug enforcement agents. A community radio station in Humboldt County is telling listeners about police and drug enforcement operations. But the sheriff says the reports could be tipping off drug cartels and endangering deputies.
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