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Garcia, LASD Continue Fight Against Illegal Marijuana Grows In Antelope Valley

On Friday, Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, joined the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) for an aerial tour of illegal marijuana grow sites during their recent raid operations in the Antelope Valley.

During the survey, Garcia took an aerial tour of the progress made, watched a raid from the sky, toured a grow amid demolition, and spoke with local law enforcement.

“Last year, after hearing about this problem from the residents in the Antelope Valley, I brought national attention to the issue of illegal marijuana grows in our community,”Garcia said. “Thanks to Sheriff Villanueva and local law enforcement, significant progress has been made in combatting this problem and protecting our community and environment from the significant threat the grows pose. It was striking to see the dramatic decrease in illegal grow sites since last year. I’m pleased by the continued progress in combating this problem and I will continue fighting this issue until every last grow is completely eradicated.”

The all-hands-on-deck cooperation and support from the residents of the Antelope Valley to our local, state, and federal officials and law enforcement has been crucial to addressing this issue. Over the past year, the number of visible illegal marijuana grows in the Antelope Valley has been significantly reduced.

Garcia remains committed to combating the illegal marijuana grows in the Antelope Valley, Santa Clarita Valley, and Porter Ranch. Garcia urged U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland to remove the current overtime cap of $19,000 that is placed on law enforcement. Removing the cap would enable local law enforcement to put in the time necessary to eradicate these grows.

Click here and here to watch video remarks from Garcia while on the ground during the latest raid.


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Garcia, LASD Continue Fight Against Illegal Marijuana Grows In Antelope Valley

4 comments

  1. Boooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

    Let it grow!

  2. Marijuana is legal under California Law.
    LA County is fighting a stupid losing battle by trying to not have it in County. I have to travel to LA CITY to buy mine at a legal tax paying dispensary.
    County created this bogus problem by not allowing reasonable access, not even for medical users. If allowed reasonable grows and sales as the VOTERS APPROVED, then we would not have these illegal grows, not paying taxes, and stealing water and electricity.
    This is a man-made problem and these idiots want to keep it that way. But weed IS STILL LEGAL.

  3. Keep TAXING it and illegal activities flourish!

  4. Actually, with taxes, you can get an ounce of legal quality bud for under $200 in Sylmar. The illegal market could be quashed with legal dispensaries in County, SCV, Palmdale and Lancaster. In fact California voters approved that.

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