Brazoria County Sheriff's Department

Narcotic Division needs your help in locating Marijuana!

Some things to look for:

1. Individuals from another state or another part of this state paying large cash payments for tracts of land (or paying for land totally in cash).
2. Handling purchases of property through a third party and not wanting to leave a telephone number or addresses with seller.
3. individuals with no experience or knowledge about ranching or farming buying that type of land and indicating no means of support.
4. Individuals purchasing wooded lands and displaying a lot of POSTED and KEEP OUT signs (high fences, heavy chains, and locks on gates).
5. Unusual amount of vehicular traffic (especially at night) carrying unknown individuals on and off the property with entrance gates being locked after entry.
6. The use of guard dogs and alarm systems on property in the country-especially in certain areas of the property. (Example: Dogs and/or alarm around tin barn or building in an isolated area of the property).
7. The building of a large green house or tin barn on property where these structures would not normally be utilized. (Example: On very heavily wooded land with no animals to feed).
8. House in the country where men are constantly going in and out and women and children are seldom seen.
9. The erection of tents or the utilization of camper trailers or other recreational vehicles an wooded property with no evidence of recreational activity.
10. Large purchases by individuals of fertilizer, garden hose, plastic PVC pipe, chicken wire, long 2x2 lumber, different size growing pots (Utilized for different stages of growing plants), machetes, camouflage netting, camouflage clothing, varied sizes of step ladders (up to 18 to 20 feet) usually painted with green and brown paint.
11. Large purchases of green plastic garden tie material, cans of green spray paint, large trash bags, lanterns, portable heaters (such as kerosene heaters), extension cords, heat lamps and fans.
12. A pattern of vehicular traffic or a particular vehicle in the same isolated area on a regular basis.
13. New owners of property who refuse to talk to neighboring property owners as to how they utilize their property.
14. The purchase of large amounts of heavy materials with the buyer being evasive about their use.
15. The purchase of very expensive heat lamps for unexplained use.
16. Unexplained and unseasonably high utility bills
17. Purchase of property formally used as chicken or turkey farms by buyers whose use of such property would be questionable.