Palwaukee Squadron Member discovers record Marijuana crop

Palwaukee Composite Squadron Member, 1^st Lieutenant Stan Kuprianczyk,( pictured above with PWK CAP Cadets ) in his civilian life is a Chicago police officer and a police helicopter pilot.  While on patrol he and his observer discovered 1,500 marijuana plants worth about $10 million growing on a chunk of land the size of two football fields in Chicago's far South Side.

Kuprianczyk had the right altitude, the right angle, the right sunlight, and his observer happened to be glancing down. They initially spotted five plants or so through the trees and Kuprianczyk circled around for a closer look.

In this case training relay paid off because just a few weeks earlier, Kuprianczyk had to fly over and videotape a smaller operation in suburban Chicago so they might be able to recognize marijuana if they ever saw it from the air again. By the time Kuprianczyk spotted the marijuana plants he had a pretty good idea what he was looking at.

This is the largest marijuana field ever discovered in Chicago.

Summited By 2d Lt Mike Siegel

Photo, Capt. Mike Grenz