Over 3,000 Marijuana Plants Found in Hanford Pot Bust

 

Hanford Pot Bust. Photo: Hanford PD

 

HANFORD, CA (KMJ) — Officers confiscated over 3,000 marijuana plants in Hanford.

Hanford police officers served a search warrant on July 1 around 7 a.m. in the 900 block of East Myrtle Street for an illegal Marijuana grow.

During their search, officers confiscated 3,446 marijuana plants and around 320 pounds of processed marijuana in 55-gallon plastic bags.

The plants could have made around 4,500 pounds of marijuana in a single year, an estimated street value of $4 million.

The processed marijuana had an estimated street value of $320,000.

Both the interior and exterior of the building was being used to cultivate and process marijuana.

Hanford Pot Bust (Photo: Hanford Police Department)

This case is still under investigation and anyone with information is urged to contact the Hanford Police Department at (559) 585-2540