it’s been the site of a huge marijuana growing operation for years ... but now the new mexico pot farm has been taken down by the feds. the d-e-a says the farm was so aborate — minute thumbnail 10:01 pm growers had built caves and make- shift homes at the site. eric kahnert is here with an exclusive look at the bust.. the d-e-a got a tip that there was a marijuana grow near tucumcari ... when they checked it out, they found 350 marijuana plants. the feds say the pot was just about ready to be cultivated ... and could have been on its way to albuquerque. estimated street value: 2 million dollars. it's sort of like a cabin -- out in the wilderness -- complete with a propane stove in the kitchen. here, in the living room, is where the problem lies: that green plant is no center piece. 5:07 "they had running water from a mountain spring out there, they had grills, and barbecue grills, stoves, food, tents, and little cave dwellings and such.-10" the feds got a tip the marijuana growing operation was located 20 miles north of tucumcari ... so last friday they made their move with the help of national guard helicopters. 2:17 "as the helicopters moved in we did note a minute thumbnail 10:02 pm couple of people running from the area.-4" while they didn't catch any of the pot-growers .. they did find 350 full grown marijuana plants -- ready to be cut down and sold on the streets for millions. 4:54 "i would say people were living there the past 3, 4 months, during the growing season, tending to the plants making sure they're getting the right water, the right fertilizers.-10" the feds think the field has been used to produce pot for the past several years ... and say there's likely a dozen people involved. 2:36 "they got away for the time being, but we're investigating that and following up on it.-3" the d-e-a says the weed could have been headed to albuquerque. regionally, federal narcotics investigators have seen an uptick in the number of large- scale marijuana g...