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Five men were detained and an estimated $3.3 million worth of marijuana was seized at an illegal growing operation in Ramona, authorities reported Friday.
A search warrant was served at the property in the 1800 block of Orange Avenue at about 7 a.m. Thursday, said San Diego County Sheriff s Sgt. Mark Knierim.
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During the search, detectives seized 4,409 live marijuana plants worth an estimated $3.3 million, Knierim said.
Five men were detained and were expected to face felony charges. No details about those men were immediately available.
in it, a marijuana grow. but not the size they re expecting. this is a relatively small indoor grow, 11 plants, maybe about ten inches to a foot tall. they re not seedlings. they re a little more mature but just getting started. angele says even this small grow can yield a surprising amount of money. these little plants are deceiving right now. once they grow to maturity they will yield in less than three months 11 pounds of marijuana worth over $50,000. there are those who would say, look. you re putting all this effort into this. why don t you concentrate on the bigger drugs cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, prescription pills? is this a good use of time and resources for the dea? this is an excellent use of dea resources. we re targeting everything. all the drugs you just mentioned. this issue is very important to us. most people would say, hey look. it s marijuana. what s the big deal? it s more potent now than ever so the days of the former arguments about it being