US seizes pot-growing houses tied to China-based criminals
By DON THOMPSON, ASSOCIATED PRESS
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Apr 4, 2018, 6:11 PM ET
McGregor Scott, the United States Attorney For the Eastern District of California, discusses the months-long investigation that led to the law enforcement raids on illegal pot grows in roughly 100 Northern California homes, during an interview the Associated Press Wednesday, April 4, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The raids, conducted Tuesday and Wednesday in multiple counties, focused on homes purchased with money wired to the United States by a Chinese-based crime organization and used to grow massive amounts of marijuana. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli) more +
Hundreds of federal and local law enforcement agents have seized roughly 100 Northern California houses purchased with money wired to the United States by a Chinese-based crime organization and used to grow massive amounts of marijuana illegally, authorities said Wednesday.
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