9,227 plants seized in record Alfalfa illegal-grow raid
Deschutes County drug detectives and a SWAT team raided a 30-acre illegal grow in Alfalfa, Oregon on 2 September 2021, seizing 9,227 plants and 2,800 pounds of processed marijuana. Officers detained about 21 workers and released them, making no arrests.
🇺🇸 Alfalfa, Deschutes County, Oregon · Oregon, United States
of them seized
9,227
Cannabis
1.27 t
Agencies
Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team, Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
Detectives with the Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement team,
backed by the sheriff’s office SWAT team, executed a search warrant on
2 September 2021 at a 30-acre illegal marijuana grow in the community of
Alfalfa.[1][2]The property held 49 greenhouses containing 9,227 marijuana
plants in various stages of growth, plus a watering system of large cisterns.[1][2]Officers also seized2,800 pounds (about 1,270 kg) of processed
marijuana in what detectives called the biggest drug bust in county history.[1]
Officers detained about 21 people at the site and released them.[1]A
sheriff’s sergeant said none of the migrant workers were arrested and most
were paying off debts for being smuggled into the country; the workers lived
in wooden shacks and dome tents with limited clean water.[1]Authorities
described the grow as operated by a Mexican drug cartel.[1]Two pistols and
an AR-15 rifle were also confiscated.[1]
Case data
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of them seized
9,227
Cannabis
1.27 t
Agencies
Deschutes County Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team; Deschutes County Sheriff's Office
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