Roughly 40,000 marijuana plants were seized Thursday in Riverside in what police called an illegal marijuana grow operation.

Ryan Railsback, spokesman for the Riverside Police Department, said the illegal grow operation was roughly the size of a city block within a neighborhood. Detectives, along with a SWAT team, executed a search warrant. Nobody was on the property at the time of the search.

“Approximately 40,000 marijuana plants were located at the property, and many were already at the maturity level for cultivation,” police said. “This illegal grow operation had the potential to make about 20,000 pounds of marijuana at an estimated value of $20 million.”

Roughly 40,000 marijuana plants were seized Thursday in Riverside in what police called an illegal marijuana grow operation. Ryan Railsback, spokesman for the Riverside Police Department, said the illegal grow operation was roughly the size of a city block within a neighborhood. Detectives, along with a SWAT team, executed a search warrant. Nobody was on […]

Roughly 40,000 marijuana plants were seized Thursday in Riverside in what police called an illegal marijuana grow operation. Ryan Railsback, spokesman for the Riverside Police Department, said the illegal grow operation was roughly the size of a city block within a neighborhood. Detectives, along with a SWAT team, executed a search warrant. Nobody was on […]

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Roughly 40,000 marijuana plants were seized Thursday in Riverside in what police called an illegal marijuana grow operation. Ryan Railsback, spokesman for the Riverside Police Department, said the illegal grow operation was roughly the size of a city block within a neighborhood. Detectives, along with a SWAT team, executed a search warrant. Nobody was on […]



Police said detectives seized around 3.5 tons of marijuana and destroyed the rest. Several vehicles on the property were also seized, including a tractor and forklift.

In Riverside County it is legal to grow six marijuana plants in a private residence.

Railsback said nobody has been arrested, but detectives are still investigating.