News (Media Awareness Project) - US CA: 20,000 Marijuana Plants Seized In Raid |
| Title: | US CA: 20,000 Marijuana Plants Seized In Raid |
| Published On: | 2004-08-20 |
| Source: | Los Angeles Times (CA) |
| Fetched On: | 2008-08-22 01:39:37 |
UPPER LAKE 20,000 MARIJUANA PLANTS SEIZED IN RAID
A raid on a pot farm in rural Lake County on Wednesday yielded nearly
20,000 marijuana plants, said a spokesman with the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Agency.
The marijuana would have been worth more than $80 million when it was
harvested this fall, according to agency spokesman Richard Meyer.
DEA agents arrested medical marijuana activist Charles "Eddy" Lepp on
marijuana cultivation charges, Meyer said. Twelve other people also were
arrested during the raid.
A raid on a pot farm in rural Lake County on Wednesday yielded nearly
20,000 marijuana plants, said a spokesman with the U.S. Drug Enforcement
Agency.
The marijuana would have been worth more than $80 million when it was
harvested this fall, according to agency spokesman Richard Meyer.
DEA agents arrested medical marijuana activist Charles "Eddy" Lepp on
marijuana cultivation charges, Meyer said. Twelve other people also were
arrested during the raid.
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