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Marijuana bust: 16 tons of illegal marijuana, valued at $1.2B, seized in Antelope Valley
LOS ANGELES - A massive marijuana bust in the Antelope Valley resulted in 16 tons of illegal marijuana being seized. It’s described as one of the largest marijuana eradication operations for the history of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department.During a press conference Wednesday, Sheriff Alex Villanueva announced the details from a multi-agency operation targeting illegal marijuana grows in the Antelope Valley. During the operation, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department along with the Drug Enforcement Administration seized over 33,000 pounds of harvested marijuana, served 205 search warrants, arrested 131 people, seized 65 vehicles, including two water trucks, demolished 30 marijuana grows and rescued 180 animals.