‘Drug Queen-Pin’ Arrested After Police Bust Multimillion-Dollar Pot Operation

‘Drug Queen-Pin’ Arrested After Police Bust Multimillion-Dollar Pot Operation
Stephanie Smith. San Bernardino Police Department
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California police busted a multimillion-dollar marijuana operation on Wednesday, Dec. 13, seizing 35,000 marijuana plants and detaining a 43-year-old mom believed to be “drug queen-pin.”

Stephanie Smith from Pacific Palisades allegedly ran an unlicensed operation—with employees, guards, an advanced drip-irrigation system, multiple buildings, and a $67,000 monthly electric bill, according to The Sacremento Bee citing police.