Metro SWAT Makes Historic Drug Bust

Marijuana Grow
Photo credit LVMPD

A historic drug seizure in Las Vegas.  The LVMPD SWAT Team served a narcotics related search warrant at a warehouse located in the 4600 block of Judson Avenue.  LVMPD Narcotics Detectives seized 5700 marijuana plants weighing approximately 868 pounds.  The estimated street value of the seizure is $8.6 million dollars.  This incident is part of a multi-jurisdictional High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA) Task Force investigation that began several months ago and remains ongoing.