(LOA) – A huge marijuana growing operation has been discovered in Wayne County. A Wayne County resident discovered the grow on Sunday and reported it to local officials. Wayne County Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the grow site to find that the growers had fled. Drug agents seized more than 29,000 plants and dismantled the operation. They said the grow had been underway for just a few weeks. Agents say that drug cartels are taking advantage of remote areas of Utah to grow marijuana. No suspects have been apprehended in the Wayne County discovery.