Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
🇺🇸 United States · Police · 28 reports
- People arrested
- 261
- Plants destroyed
- 10,191,442
- Cannabis seized
- 8.42769 t
Totals of what these reports state; a report counts when a source it cites names the agency.
Six indicted over Lowcountry marijuana conspiracy, facing up to life
A federal grand jury indicted six men over a marijuana distribution conspiracy across South Carolina's Lowcountry, with two accused of conspiring to distribute 1,000 kilograms or more. Four of the defendants face a maximum sentence of life in prison; no trial date or custodial status was reported.
Arrested 6Charged 6Convicted felon arrested with gun, marijuana in Midland stop
TAG officers stopped Julian Jesus Medrano in Midland on 4 November 2026 and found him with marijuana and a firearm as a convicted felon. He was arrested for unlawful firearm possession and booked into the Midland County Detention Center on a U.S. Marshals detainer.
Arrested 1Nearly 1kg marijuana seized in Fort Wayne cocaine sweep
Indiana State Police seized nearly 1,000 grams of suspected marijuana alongside cocaine, fentanyl and guns in Operation Iron Scale raids on 3 November 2026 across Fort Wayne, Huntertown and Noblesville. Twelve people were arrested on felony conspiracy and narcotics-dealing charges, with no separate marijuana charges reported.
Arrested 12Cannabis 1 kgTwo arrested in Massachusetts raids in marijuana trafficking case
Plympton police-led Operation Playbook arrested two men in Marshfield and Halifax on marijuana and cocaine trafficking charges after searches in three towns. Officers reported hundreds of pounds gross of marijuana flower and THC products including packaging, plus cocaine, cash and other drugs.
Arrested 2Charged 2Third Pipekeepers operator jailed on 13 felonies, one for cannabis
New York State Police arrested Daryll Jimerson, 56, of Lawtons, third operator of the Montezuma Pipekeepers smoke shop, on a Cayuga County indictment of 13 felonies from a cannabis, firearms and untaxed-cigarette investigation. His first-degree cannabis count and the other charges stem from searches in three counties in October 2025.
Arrested 1Charged 123 arrested in Tulare-Kings bust; 11 pounds of marijuana seized
23 people were arrested on 29 October 2026 as local, state and federal agencies ended 16-month Operation Crystal Tract in Tulare and Kings counties. Officers seized 11 pounds of marijuana alongside methamphetamine, fentanyl, other drugs, 17 firearms and about $100,000 in cash.
Arrested 23Cannabis 4.99 kgCreighton man jailed 20 years in meth, cocaine, marijuana conspiracy
Samuel Rosberg, 25, of Creighton was sentenced to 248 months in federal prison for a polydrug conspiracy that included marijuana and THC products alongside methamphetamine, cocaine and psilocybin, plus a firearm count. The case involved statewide distribution, controlled buys in Kearney and more than 20 firearms seized from his Creighton home.
Prison 248 monthsPhiladelphia man gets 15 years for marijuana trafficking and gun offences
Deon Hanton, 35, received 15 years in federal prison and five years of supervised release on 27 October 2026. A jury had convicted him of marijuana trafficking and two firearms offences.
Charged 1Prison 15 yearsTwo charged after 11 simultaneous Montgomery raids net 35 pounds of marijuana
Alabama's State Bureau of Investigation and the attorney general's office led searches at 11 Montgomery locations on 27 October 2026, ending a five-month inquiry. Officers seized 15,932 grams of marijuana, other drugs, five firearms and $14,157.93 in cash, and arrested Rodriquez Oates, 39, on a marijuana trafficking charge and Leon Howard III, 42, on a stolen-property charge.
Arrested 2Charged 2Cannabis 15.932 kg146 arrested as online-dealer sweep nets 1.4 tonnes of cannabis
Federal, state and local agencies arrested 146 people across 14 California counties in Operation Central Valley Blues, targeting dealers selling on social media with Meta's help. Officers seized 3,184 lb of cannabis plus meth, fentanyl pills, 43 guns and $338,000.
Arrested 146Cannabis 1.4442 tVirginia senator indicted for family marijuana enterprise
Federal prosecutors unsealed an eight-count indictment charging 82-year-old state Senator Louise Lucas and six relatives and associates with running a marijuana distribution and money-laundering enterprise from 2019. Lucas faces five counts including racketeering; she surrendered and appeared in Norfolk court the same day.
Charged 7Three arrested with marijuana, meth in Pulaski County stop
Pulaski County deputies arrested James Carrender, Joseph Meeks and Mindy Meeks after a 27 September 2026 traffic stop on Highway 461 found suspected marijuana alongside methamphetamine and fentanyl. All three were jailed in the county detention center and charged with marijuana trafficking of less than eight ounces plus methamphetamine, fentanyl and paraphernalia counts.
Arrested 3Charged 3Six charged over four Las Vegas marijuana grow houses
A federal grand jury in Las Vegas indicted six residents on 10 counts over four alleged illegal marijuana grow houses maintained from January 2025 to February 2026. Each faces manufacturing and conspiracy charges near a protected area, with arraignment set for 1 September 2026 and a possible life sentence.
Charged 6Task force raids Prague grows, seizes 48,665 plants and 1,803 lb
On 6 May 2026 Oklahoma's Organized Crime Task Force raided Benson Kush and Grand Growth in Prague, detaining 36 people, seizing 48,665 marijuana plants and 1,803 pounds of processed cannabis the attorney general valued at more than $3 million, and handing three people to ICE.
Arrested 36Plants destroyed 48,665Cannabis 817.8 kgTwo Chinese nationals jailed 10 years each over Oklahoma grow
Jeff Weng and Tong Lin were each sentenced to 120 months in federal prison for conspiring to traffic black-market marijuana from a licensed grow in Wetumka, Oklahoma. A jury had convicted them in January 2024 after evidence showed about 56,000 pounds shipped east and 19,661 plants found in May 2023.
Convicted 2Sentenced 2of them seized 19,661Prison 120 monthsEleven arrested as Oregon warrants seize 1,900 cannabis plants and $373,000
Eleven people were arrested in Oregon in March 2021 after police searched five sites in Linn, Benton and Marion counties and said they found an illegal marijuana grow tied to money laundering through restaurants. Investigators seized over 1,900 plants, 40 pounds of processed marijuana and more than $373,000 in cash; the eleven were jailed on racketeering, money laundering and marijuana charges.
Arrested 11Charged 11Plants destroyed 1,900Cannabis 18.14 kgSeven workers shot dead at illegal grow in Aguanga
Seven people were found shot dead on 7 September 2020 at an illegal marijuana operation in Aguanga, California, which the sheriff described as a major organised-crime grow. Deputies found more than 1,000 pounds of processed marijuana and several hundred plants; no suspects were identified.
Cannabis 454 kgDeaths 710 million plants eradicated in disputed Arvin hemp fields
Kern County sheriff's deputies with state wildlife officers and the FBI served warrants on 11 fields covering 459 acres near Arvin on 25 October 2019, eradicating about 10 million plants they said tested well over the hemp THC limit. The office valued the haul at over $1 billion, a figure hemp experts disputed, saying the dense fields looked like industrial hemp.
Plants destroyed 10,000,000Area 185.8 haRiverside raids seize 140,877 plants in Anza Valley; eight arrested
About 700 officers served warrants at more than 118 illegal grows across the Anza Valley on 5 June 2019, seizing 140,877 plants the sheriff valued at $189 million plus 3,037 pounds of processed marijuana, guns, and arresting eight people.
Arrested 8Plants destroyed 140,877Cannabis 1.3776 t400 pounds of marijuana hidden in 15 new Fords seized in Ohio
Portage County police recovered 400 pounds of marijuana, valued at about $1 million, hidden in the spare-wheel wells of 15 new Ford Fusions at Ohio dealerships in July 2017. No arrests had been made as local police and the DEA investigated how the Mexico-built cars were loaded before crossing into Arizona.
Cannabis 181.44 kgFour arrested, 1,010 kg of marijuana seized from boat off Venezuela in CCSF week
U.S. Coast Guard cutter Joseph Napier intercepted a fast boat about 44 nautical miles northeast of Blanquilla, Venezuela, on 23 August 2016, arresting four men from Jamaica and Antigua and seizing 1,010 kilograms of marijuana. In the same week the Caribbean Corridor Strike Force also took 2,386 kilograms of cocaine, with nine arrests in all and an agency estimate of about $60 million.
Arrested 9Cannabis 1.01 tTampa SWAT raid kills Jason Westcott over 0.2 grams of cannabis
Tampa police shot dead 29-year-old Jason Westcott during a 27 May 2014 SWAT raid on his Seminole Heights home, where officers found 0.2 grams of marijuana. The raid rested on claims by paid informant Ronnie Coogle, who later told the Tampa Bay Times he had lied about Westcott dealing and carrying a gun.
Cannabis 200 mgDeaths 1Federal agents raid 26 medical-marijuana sites across Montana
On 14 March 2011 federal agents executed 26 search warrants at medical-marijuana dispensaries and grow sites in 13 Montana cities, seizing plants, computers and bank accounts but making no arrests. The US Attorney called it an 18-month trafficking investigation; advocates called it an attack on the state's medical-marijuana law as lawmakers debated repeal.
Boston police seize 2,000 pounds of marijuana in Mattapan
Boston police serving an unrelated warrant on Wilcock Street in Mattapan on 2 June 2010 found forty bales of marijuana in a third-floor apartment and arrested resident Edgar Gonzalez in what prosecutors called the city's largest pot bust.
Arrested 1Cannabis 907.185 kgDEA and Sacramento police raid Capitol Alternatives dispensary
DEA agents with Sacramento police raided the Capitol Alternatives medical marijuana dispensary at 2020 16th Street on 19 April 2006, after officers searched an operator's home the same morning. No one was arrested or charged, and the club reopened the next day at another location.
Siege of pro-marijuana Rainbow Farm ends with two men shot dead
Police shot dead Tom Crosslin and Rolland Rohm at the end of a five-day siege at Rainbow Farm, a pro-marijuana campground near Vandalia, Michigan, on 3 and 4 September 2001. The standoff began when deputies came to arrest Crosslin after he missed a bond hearing on drug and weapons charges and burned buildings on the property.
Deaths 2Providence warehouse raid exposes 9,295-plant cannabis conspiracy
Federal agents raided a warehouse at 29 Okie Street in Providence on 12 September 2000, uncovering a hydroponic cannabis operation prosecutors said had run since 1994. Stephen Balthazard and Steven Souve were convicted of conspiracy to manufacture more than 1,000 marijuana plants, and the appeal court upheld the verdicts in 2004.
Convicted 24,840 pounds of marijuana seized from a Siler City barn, then stolen from custody
A narcotics team seized 4,840 pounds of marijuana from a barn near Siler City on 8 February 2000. Deputies stored it in an Army surplus truck and later buried the remainder in the county landfill; three-fifths was stolen from the truck and the buried rest was stolen too, and the FBI offered a 40,000-dollar reward.
Cannabis 2.1954 t