Calaveras airport raid seizes 2.5 tons from licensed grow
Calaveras County sheriff's deputies raided old airport hangars outside San Andreas that held a licensed cannabis grow and processing operation, arresting 35 workers and seizing 2.5 tons of marijuana worth about $10 million. The sheriff said the county permit covered growing only, while the growers' consultant called the bust politically motivated.
🇺🇸 Old airport outside San Andreas, Calaveras County · California, United States
Calaveras County sheriff’s deputies raided old airport hangars outside San Andreas that had been turned into a cannabis growing and processing operation, arresting 35 workers and seizing 2.5 tons (about 2,270 kg) of marijuana worth about $10 million.[1][2]The grow had been under investigation for about a month after residents reported increased traffic going in and out of the airport.[1][2]
The owners held a county cultivation permit and had paid a $5,000 registration fee, but Sheriff Rick DiBasilio said the ordinance allowed growing only, not processing, manufacturing or testing.[1][2]Ata Gonzalez of G FarmaBrands, which funded licensed growers in the county, called the bust politically motivated and said deputies destroyed 2.5 tons of legal cannabis from a harvesting centre used to dry, trim, cure and package flower without due process for the licensee.[1][2]
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