The State : $25 Million in Pot Seized
Federal and county agents seized 8,049 marijuana plants with a potential value of $25 million in a Placer County barn and made two arrests in what they described as the largest indoor pot-growing raid in California history. Bob Burns of the Placer County Narcotics Task Force said the barn had all the latest technology for indoor growing, including fluorescent grow lights and fans to replace carbon dioxide with fresh air. Arrested were Timothy Edward Wolford, 26, and Cheryl Marie Chrisman, 25. They were charged with suspicion of cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana for sale. Chrisman’s father, Richard, 47, was being sought for questioning.
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