Crime & Safety
FBI Agents Conduct Marijuana Raid
Thousands of plants seized as part of ongoing criminal investigation. Street in Sherman Oaks scene of early morning FBI stake out.
The FBI raided multiple locations in the San Fernando Valley today, including Sherman Oaks, uncovering pot growing warehouses, according to FBI spokesperson Laura Eimiller.
At 5 A.M. Wednesday morning, residents on the 5100 block of Nagle Avenue in Sherman Oaks reported that FBI agents were staking out a house.
"When I went to work at 9:30 they were still there," said a woman who lives on the street." I didn't see them arrest anybody," added the woman who asked not be be identified.
“Multiple search warrants were executed,” Eimiller said. “It involved multiple agencies including the FBI, DEA, LAPD and the ATF and ICE.”
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No arrests were made. The operation was part of an ongoing criminal investigation into “illicit marijuana cultivation”.
The raids happened in six locations; two in North Hollywood, one in North Hills, Sherman Oaks, Canoga Park and Palmdale. Authorities targeted warehouses and residences.
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“Thousands of plants were recovered,” said Eimiller. But, she said, it’s not known if the locations are connected.
The largest number of pot plants were taken from a warehouse in the 16700 block of Schoenborn Street according to City News Service. FBI agents were seen hauling plastic bags of contraband out of the building.
While California laws recognize the legal use of marijuana as medicine, federal law does not provide for any legal use of the plant.
