$7 million worth of marijuana seized from Keyes home, Stanislaus sheriff says
The Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Department seized more than 7,000 pounds of processed marijuana from a home just outside of Keyes on Thursday, authorities said.
Detectives with the Stanislaus County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Unit served a search warrant at the home in the 5100 block of Washington Road around 7:30 a.m., according to a press release. The home had been part of an ongoing investigation by detectives.
The total estimated street value of the marijuana exceeds $7 million. No arrests have been made.
“Our department is committed to eliminating what has become a lucrative black market for illicit marijuana cultivation,” reads the press release. “The likelihood of violence, environmental contamination, public health hazards and other neighborhood dangers are significant.”
This story was originally published October 22, 2021 at 10:57 AM.
