Authorities clear up a marijuana operation on the Tule River Reservation in California. Photo from California Department of Fish and Wildlife

The Tule River Tribe of California was joined by local, state and federal authorities in removing a marijuana farm from the reservation this week.

Operation Tule River took five days. Authorities cleared out nearly 14,000 plants from a farm that was siphoning over 100,000 gallons of water per day from the tribe's main source of water.

“We will continue our efforts in protecting our sacred lands and restoring the water for future generations to come," William J. Garfield, a spokesperson for the tribe, said in a press release distributed by the California Department of Fish and Wildlife.

No arrests were made, the Associated Press reported.

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