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Marijuana sits on display at a vendor's booth as hundreds gather for High Times magazine's Cannabis Cup Saturday, Aug. 22, at Auto City Speedway in Clio, Mich. Danny Miller | MLive.com

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SAGINAW COUNTY, MI -- Police raided nine homes and arrested 18 people on various marijuana charges Friday as part of a lengthy investigation.

Five people arrested were from Miami, Florida, one was from Colorado and 12 from the Saginaw area, according to the booking log for Saginaw County Jail, where all 18 were lodged.

The Bay Area Narcotics Enforcement Team, with help from other area law enforcement agencies, executed nine search warrants sometime Friday morning, March 17, said Michigan State Police Lt. David Kaiser.

Kaiser said the warrants and arrests were the result of a lengthy investigation. Kaiser did not immediately have further information about the investigation or the arrests.

According to the jail booking log, one of the Saginaw-area men arrested is accused of dealing or manufacturing roughly 11 to 100 pounds of marijuana, a seven-year felony.

All 18 people were arrested on charges of dealing or manufacturing some amount of marijuana, according to the jail log.

Four of them additionally face conspiracy or criminal enterprise charges.

At this time, it's not known if any of those arrested have been formally arraigned.