Santa Ana Police Seize 5,000 Marijuana Plants from Illegal Operation

Santa Ana Police Seize 5,000 Marijuana Plants from Illegal Operation
A Santa Ana Police Department vehicle in Santa Ana, Calif., on March 11, 2021. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times
Drew Van Voorhis
Updated:

SANTA ANA, Calif.—The Santa Ana Police Department seized over 5,000 marijuana plants in an illegal grow operation on Jan. 26.

The department’s vice detectives obtained a search warrant for the property off of 400 East Dyer Road after suspecting the building was an illegal cannabis cultivation site, according to the department.

After serving the warrant, detectives found a large-scale commercial cannabis cultivation operation, featuring 11 grow rooms and 2 dry rooms amid the 5,000 plants.

(Courtesy of the Santa Ana Police Department)
Courtesy of the Santa Ana Police Department

The building was also “red tagged” by code enforcement for “several dangerous and illegal building modifications.”

In past marijuana cultivation busts, police have discovered human trafficking victims who were laboring over the plants, though it’s unclear if the same situation occurred in the latest bust.

The Santa Ana Police Department was not immediately available for comment.

(Courtesy of the Santa Ana Police Department)
Courtesy of the Santa Ana Police Department
Drew Van Voorhis
Drew Van Voorhis
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Drew Van Voorhis is a California-based daily news reporter for The Epoch Times. He has been a journalist for six years, during which time he has broken several viral national news stories and has been interviewed for his work on both radio and internet shows.
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