LANCASTER, Calif.—The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department announced Tuesday a joint operation to take down multiple illegal marijuana grows in the Antelope Valley resulted in more than 100 arrests and the destruction of several thousands of pounds of marijuana products.
The Marijuana Eradication Team—which consists of the LA sheriff’s department, the California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife—served 116 marijuana cultivation-related search warrants in the Antelope Valley in the first four months in 2022, according to the sheriff’s department.
