OPD officer on leave after reports of an illegal pot grow at his Antioch residence

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OPD officer on leave after reports of an illegal pot grow at his Antioch residence
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A raid of an Antioch home in April of this year left many homeowners on the street with tons of questions, particularly as more than 80 pounds of marijuana were removed from the residence.

A police officer with the Oakland Police Department is on leave after a large illegal marijuana growing operation was found inside his Antioch home, according to a report from CNN. The raid of the Antioch home in April of this year left many homeowners on the street with tons of questions, particularly as more than 80 pounds of marijuana were removed from the residence.

executed four search warrants tied to alleged illegal cannabis sites in Contra Costa County. The searches discovered more than 1,300 pounds of unlicensed cannabis products, with a retail value of more than $2 million. All four of the locations were red-tagged by law enforcement after the searches. noted that significant mold was found at each of the locations, "underscoring the health risks of the illegal market," the department wrote. The searches were carried out as part of the Unified Cannabis Enforcement Taskforce, created by California Governor Gavin Newsom in 2022. The goal of the taskforce is to increase inter-agency coordination between local, state and federal stakeholders.

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