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Over 100 Arrested in Antelope Valley Marijuana Grow Operation

June 1, 2022
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LANCASTER, Calif.—A nine-day joint operation aimed at taking down multiple illegal marijuana grows in the Antelope Valley resulted in more than 100 arrests and the seizure of several tons of marijuana products, the county sheriff’s department announced Tuesday. The Marijuana Eradication Team—which consists of the sheriff’s department, the California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, and…

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Villanueva: Antelope Valley Pot Raids Seized $1.19B in Marijuana

July 7, 2021
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LOS ANGELES, Calif.—A massive law-enforcement crackdown on illegal marijuana-grow operations in the Antelope Valley last month resulted in more than 130 arrests and the seizure of marijuana with a street value of more than $1.19 billion, Sheriff Alex Villanueva said July 7. When the raids started June 8, Villanueva called them “the largest operation ever…

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