$36.9M of unlicensed cannabis seized at Oakland warehouse
On 28 September 2023 wildlife officers raided an unlicensed cannabis warehouse on Adeline Street in Oakland, eradicating 41,082 plants and destroying 1,841 pounds of processed cannabis valued at about $36.9 million. No one was arrested.
🇺🇸 300 block of Adeline Street, Oakland · California, United States
California Department of Fish and Wildlife officers raided an unlicensed cannabis warehouse on the 300 block of Adeline Street in Oakland on 28 September 2023.[1][2]
Officers eradicated 41,082 cannabis plants and destroyed 1,841 pounds (about 835 kg) of processed cannabis, which the agency valued at $36,930,300 retail.[1][2]Three firearms were also recovered at the scene.[1][2]
No one was arrested, though suspects were interviewed, and the department said the investigation was continuing.[1][2]The agency called it one of the Bay Area’s largest cannabis enforcement actions of the year by retail value.[1][2]
Photos and video
Cannabis seized in the raided Oakland warehousePhoto details
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.
