News Release December 16, 2008
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Attorney General Brown Announces Shut-Down of Major Illegal marijuana Operation



EL DORADO COUNTY, CALIF–Attorney General Edmund G. Brown Jr. today announced that local, state and federal law enforcement agencies served 10 search warrants and 5 arrest warrants in El Dorado and Nevada Counties to shut down a “major illegal marijuana-growing operation” operating in northern California.

“Today, we shut down a major illegal marijuana-growing operation,” said Attorney General Brown. “This illegal operation consisted of thousands of marijuana plants worth millions of dollars and protected by handguns, shotguns and rifles. These illegal growing operations are a threat to public safety.”

In the course of today’s crackdown, agents seized approximately 2,100 marijuana plants and 100 pounds of processed marijuana, plus indoor marijuana-growing equipment, such as lights and generators. Agents also found approximately $625,000 in U.S. currency and seized 2 handguns, 3 rifles and 5 shotguns. Several of the weapons seized were loaded.

The 2-month investigation began in September 2008, after agents observed an outdoor marijuana cultivation operation in Pollock Pines. Agents found that in the past 4 years, the suspects had spent millions of dollars on properties in El Dorado, Nevada, Placer, Mendocino, Sacramento, Alameda, and San Francisco Counties. During the investigation into these properties, agents discovered large indoor marijuana cultivations in El Dorado County.

Law enforcement agents detained several individuals. Any individuals arrested today will face federal charges of conspiracy to manufacture/cultivate marijuana.

Today’s arrests were part of a multi-agency operation involving more than 200 law enforcement personnel from the California Department of Justice’s Bureau of Narcotic Enforcement, California Highway Patrol, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office, Elk Grove Police Department, Mountain and Valley Investigation Team, Nevada County Sheriff’s Office, Placer SIU, Sacramento City Police Department, Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office, SLEDNET, U.S. Forest Service, West Sacramento Police Department, Woodland Police Department, and Yolo County Sheriff’s Office.

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no but i stayed at a holiday inn express last night

i heard of these guys, heard they bypassed alot of electric meters, might of lead to their dwnfall otherwise they ran a pretty tight operation

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Yes, marijuana is such a dangerous plant, get real, it doesn't even have thorns on it.

The only thing dangerous about it is the gung-ho cops thinking their the SWAT team. How about they bust some real criminals.

honestly, those guys were real criminals. they were stealing electricity, and growing to reap major profits, not to raise the amount of good in the world. They were using guns to protect themselves. If I was growing and I got raided, I'd go down peacefully.

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They may have been growing to generate large amounts of cash, but why would that make them criminals? Alot of ppl on here most likely grow for some form of profit, even if they dont admit to it.

I think what he means is that their stealing electricity (not paying for it). Their mainly growing for an income. I wouldn't disagree a lot of people on here do that and I don't see anything wrong with it. But an operation that big, stealing that much electricity is somewhat criminal in my mind as well. I still give them props for being able to pull it off while they could. Well there goes a big source in our beatiful state! I used to live in that county.

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