In 2024 the state’s Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce (UCETF) seized and
destroyed over $254 million in unlicensed cannabis and products across
California.[1][2]Officers seized 154,000 pounds (about 69.9 tonnes) of
illegal cannabis, eradicated 236,000 plants, confiscated 39 firearms, took
$748,146 in cash and made 35 arrests.[1]
The task force served 150 search warrants in 46 cities across 20 counties.[1]Under Operation Grab Bag it also removed 2.2 million pieces of illegal
packaging, much of it marketed to children, alongside counterfeit labels
bearing forged state seals.[1]
Governor Gavin Newsom created UCETF in 2022 to align state enforcement and
coordination between state, local and federal partners.[1]Since its
inception it has seized nearly $600 million in unlicensed cannabis,
eradicated 583,000 plants and confiscated 167 firearms across 380 operations.[1]
Case data
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A 70-year-old man was arrested and booked into jail after Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board officers and Snohomish County deputies searched a property near Monroe on 6 November 2026. Investigators seized approximately 2,700 live and dried marijuana plants from what they described as an unlicensed cannabis production operation.
HSI in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, said two go-fast vessels carrying about 3,200 kilograms of marijuana and 3,188 kilograms of cocaine were intercepted under Operation Iron Current, a case against a Colombia-based trafficking organization. ICE put the street value of the haul at more than $80.5 million.
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.
Waynesville police seized more than $56,000 worth of THC products said to have been sold or given to middle and high school children, arresting one person. Police said many items contained marijuana or THC extracts in youth-friendly packaging and warned parents about their appearance.
