11,500 plants, 9,000 pounds of marijuana seized near Raymondville
Federal HSI and Border Patrol officers seized more than 9,000 pounds of marijuana, 11,500 plants, from a two-acre grow field near Raymondville, Texas, on 7 August 2014. ICE estimated the local street value at $10 million and called it the largest grow field seized in the area.
🇺🇸 grow field near Raymondville, Willacy County, Texas · Texas, United States
HSI and CBP Border Patrol officers, assisted by the Willacy County Sheriff’s
Office, seized more than 9,000 pounds of marijuana from a grow field near
Raymondville on 7 August 2014.[1]The agencies discovered two acres of
marijuana plants hidden in a grow field about 10 minutes from Raymondville.[1]Raymondville lies about 50 miles north of the Mexican border.[2]
After two days of hand-picking the plants, agents reported a total seizure of
11,500 plants.[2]ICE estimated the local street value of the seized marijuana
at $10 million.[1]HSI San Antonio Special Agent in Charge Janice Ayala called
it the largest grow field of marijuana seized in the area.[1]
Willacy County Sheriff Larry Spence described the operation’s primitive
sophistication, saying it reminded him of Vietnam.[2]ICE described the case
as an ongoing investigation, with no arrests announced in either account.[1]
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