L.A. cops seize over a billion dollars worth of weed

[Professor Emeritus]

$1.19 billion worth of marijuana seized in massive drug bust in California

Authorities in Southern California have seized more than 16 tons of marijuana worth an estimated $1.19 billion, Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials said Wednesday. The 10-day sting is the largest eradication of illegal marijuana cultivations in the history of the department.

The operation, which began on June 8, resulted in 22 felony arrests, 109 misdemeanor arrests, and 19 arrests from water theft enforcement teams, officials said. More than 200 locations were served with search warrants. Nearly 375,000 marijuana plants and 33,480 pounds of harvested marijuana were seized, along with 65 vehicles, 180 animals and $28,000.

FYI the first article in the paragraph is off. $1.19 billion is the estimated price of the 33k pounds of harvested pot AND the 375,000 plants combined. Depending on which # you trust that's somewhere around 4-10% of California's annual illegal market. Might be enough to dampen the illegal market a bit and force more folk towards the legal dispensaries.

 

[FreedMind]

A billion dollars of weed? HOW SWAY

 

[blues_funk_reggae]

 

[Darealtwo1]

Yeah at least 2 people getting killed over this. This is a major fukk up. I wouldn’t even report back to jefe. I would just skip town and start my new life.

 

[Payday23]

 

[RAX 010]

Why

 

[ThrobbingHood]

Honestly, whoever fumbled the bag should just one themselves. The alternative is a whole lot worse than instant death.

 

[bnew]

does the state destroy the weed or repackage it for sale?

 

[BigMoneyGrip]

does the state destroy the weed or repackage it for sale?

The state keeping that lmaoo

 

[ORDER_66]

 

[RubioTheCruel]

I would just skip town and start my new life.

Migos ain't letting 16 tons of product going missing slide breh

 

[luciddreamer]

2021 we still doing this.... Where's all the huge heroin and coke busts.
Might upset the wrong people huh

 

[alpo]

It’s still illegal in la?

 

[Armchair Militant]

It’s still illegal in la?

Weed is legal, but sellers have to be approved by the government. These guys aren’t paying taxes.

 

[alpo]

Weed is legal, but sellers have to be approved by the government. These guys aren’t paying taxes.

Ok