After receiving some apparently titillating info on multiple hemp cultivation sites, California authorities discovered the sites were housing what they call "illicit marijuana gardens."
In a statement, the Kern County Sheriff’s Office said the initial tip kicked off a joint investigation with the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. A search warrant was executed on 11 field (more than 459 acres in total) in the Arvin area on Oct. 25, at which point the Kern County Sheriff’s Office narcotics division seized and ultimately destroyed an estimated 10 million marijuana plants. According to CNN, the estimated street value was more than $1 billion.
