LAS VEGAS (KTNV) — The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department seized 5,700 marijuana plants worth $8.6 million during a raid of a warehouse on Wednesday.
The warehouse is located on Judson Avenue near Lamb Boulevard and Carey Avenue.
The raid was part of a multi-jurisdictional High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area Task Force investigation that began several months ago and remains ongoing.
A large portion of the warehouse had been converted into a sophisticated illegal marijuana grow operation. The task force found lighting, ballasts, duct work, chemicals, charcoal filters and other items associated with a large-scale growth operation.
This is the largest marijuana grow operation based on plant count in LVMPD's jurisdiction. The previous was 3,244-plant grow operation discovered in 2013.
The LVMPD seized 8.6 million dollars worth of illegal marijuana. This is the largest indoor marijuana grow operation (based on plant count) within LVMPD’s
jurisdiction. pic.twitter.com/UnrWQDL87E
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) April 16, 2020
