in control are likely in china. search warrant, open the door! all right! all right! nice and easy. what did you find in there? we found several documents that ultimately link these suspects living in this home to several of the other locations we have been investigating. the couple is arrested and deputies focus on the organized crime ring. we don t know how large the organization is, but we believe it s global to some extent. if it s so big, how come you are out here alone? where is the federal government and the dea? that s a great question. the special agent in charge of l.a. we have seen chinese nationals involved in the elicit cannabis trade, and the people
couple s arrested and deputies focus on the organized crime ring they say this grow appears to be a part of. we don t know how large this organization is. but we do believe it is global to some extent. reporter: if it is so big, how come you guys are out here alone. where s the federal government? where s the d.e.a.? that s a great question. it s a great question. reporter: to push for answers we met bill bodner, d.e.a. special agent in charge of los angeles, for an exclusive interview. in our reporting we ve seen chinese nationals involved in the illicit cannabis trade. the law enforcement that we ve been talking to says they believe that the bosses of those operations are back in china. how is that connected to what you re seeing? the chinese criminal organizations have such a desire for u.s. dollars in cash that they re getting into a variety of criminal enterprises to create that cash. and i m not surprised to hear that them running cannabis grows, it s generating cash th
is accused of failing to protect key power and comunication networks of wearing her hijab incorrectly. let s go to california now, which was the first us state to legalize marijuana for medical use in the 1990s. it sparked the so called green rush , which has seen states across the us decriminalize cannabis. but the industry says it s being held back by high taxes and tough regulation to the extent that the illegal cannabis trade is still far bigger. 0ur correspondent sophie long has been to california s central valley, to speak to some of the industry s pioneers a group of nuns. the sisters of the valley, a self proclaimed enclave of nuns, are blessing their cannabis plants, which might be wise, given that they are illegally, 7 illegally, and % illegally, and could
positions. president says this is a step to fulfilling a promise he made in the campaign trail. and some republican says just a desperate attack to distract from the economy. carlos previously served as a advisor for the cannabis trade. you called this decision a no-brainer. recent poll says the president lost a win over that some young voters. will this do the trick? i think this is good policy and good politics. by the way i ve seen some praise from republicans like south carolina congresswoman nancy mace tweeted that this was just a smart move by the president. obviously marijuana is something that has become mainstream in the country. most people except it, most people have passed laws, including conservative states to legalize marijuana. in that sense it s good policy, it makes sense. peoples lives have been ruined because of these connections,
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