CNN reports that law enforcement agents seized 80 pounds of illegal cannabis found in a home owned by an Oakland cop, and that the home had been modified for cannabis cultivation.
On Aug. 29, 2024 the Department of Cannabis Control posted on X stating that this week a UCETF operation in Contra Costa County led to 1,315 lbs of illegal cannabis, 2,317 plants seized equalling $2.1M in product value in Contra Costa County.
The Oakland Police Department on Tuesday confirmed that Liu had been placed on administrative leave on April 30, and that “the matter is under investigation.” The agency said it was “cooperating with outside law enforcement agencies,” but declined to comment further, citing the fact that “this is an ongoing personnel matter.”
‘I will walk the long path to redemption’: East Bay cop apologizes for fraud scheme as he’s sentenced to federal prison for yearsAccording to data from the Department of Cannabis Control and published by the news network, the only city in the state that has had more raids than Antioch is Los Angeles, a city with over 30 times the population of the Contra Costa County suburb. Los Angeles had 89 raids during the same time period, compared to 58 in the inland city of 115,000 residents.
The city has developed a reputation among the state’s pot cops as a hotbed of illegal grow houses, according to the investigation. Bill Jones, chief of law enforcement at the Department of Cannabis Control, told CNN some operations they have raided in Antioch show signs similar to others linked to “the Chinese criminal syndicate,” and said the presence of those forces have eclipsed that of the Mexican cartels in recent years in California’s black market.
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