Sheriff Apologizes to Laotian Farmers
From Times Wire Reports
The Fresno County Sheriff’s Department apologized to Laotian farmers for a written statement warning property owners who rent land to them to watch for illegally grown marijuana plants.
Capt. Tom Gattie said the statement inappropriately singled out a certain ethnic group.
Immigrants from Laos were among those held for marijuana cultivation in a series of raids, but members of other ethnic groups also were arrested.
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