Thursday, July 15, 2021


L.A. Sheriff Says Drug Cartels Took Over Large Tracts Of The Desert During
Pandemic To Grow Illegal Pot

By Jeffrey Cawood

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Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva appeared on Fox & Friends Weekend
early Saturday morning to discuss his goal of eliminating illegal marijuana
farms operated by drug cartels that set up shop in the desert during the
pandemic.



Even though recreational cannabis sales became legal in California in 2018,
high taxes and strict regulations have resulted in a thriving black market.

 

Villanueva announced earlier this week that law enforcement had seized more
than 16 tons of illegal pot during a 10-day operation that had an estimated
street value of nearly $1.2 billion. The effort targeted the Antelope Valley in
northern L.A. County, which is part of the Mojave Desert. During a press
conference on Wednesday, the sheriff said he wanted to “send a clear message to
the cartels and anyone doing illegal operations in the High Desert: your days
are over, and we are coming for you.” He also said Asian and Armenian organized
crime rings were involved in unlawful harvests in that area.

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