Over $350 Million in Illicit Cannabis Seized in California Raids in 2024

Authorities made 282 arrests in 36 counties in their drive to protect the state’s legal marijuana market.
Over $350 Million in Illicit Cannabis Seized in California Raids in 2024
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies raid an illegal cannabis farm in Newberry Springs, Calif., on March 29. Robyn Beck/AFP via Getty Images
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More than $350 million in illegal cannabis has been seized in raids on illicit growers up and down California this year as law enforcement aims to protect the state’s legal market for pot products, Attorney General Rob Bonta announced Oct. 21.

Nearly 800,000 illegally cultivated cannabis plants have been eradicated and more than 100,000 pounds of processed cannabis seized, a press release from Bonta’s office said. Authorities also made 282 arrests and seized 201 weapons in 36 counties.
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.