More than 151,000 marijuana plants seized in Lassen County operation

LASSEN COUNTY (KOLO) - The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office says an operation resulted in the seizure of more than 151,000 marijuana plants from illegal cultivation sites.

The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office and Lassen County code enforcement began an investigation into alleged illegal marijuana cultivation taking place in northern Lassen County in June of this year.

They say none of the grows discovered were licensed by the state or county.

Police executed search warrants on 47 separate parcels between Aug. 17 and Sept. 11, where they say they found around 151,177 marijuana plants and 19,973 pounds of processed marijuana.

11 guns were also seized.

The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office says many of the sites were found to be diverting and polluting water from nearby streams.

The owner of record for the properties will be taxed based on the size of each grow.