California officials believe that Chinese organized crime groups are running illegal cannabis farms in California.
FILE: Deputies with the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department cut and confiscate mature marijuana plants from a grow house at a rural location in Wonder Valley on Tuesday, Oct. 19, 2021.Overseas Chinese organized crime groups are behind many of the illegal cannabis operations in Northern California, officials say.
“The [California Department of Cannabis Control] has reason to believe that Chinese triads have been participating in illegal cannabis cultivation for several years in Northern California,” David Hafner, a DCC spokesperson, said in an emailed statement. (“Triads” is a term used for specific organized crime groups that have
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