LOS ANGELES, Aug. 19 -- The U.S. Justice Department's Drug Enforcement Administration's Los Angeles Field Office issued the following press release:
A federal grand jury in Las Vegas returned a 10-count indictment today charging six defendants, all Chinese nationals and all residing in Las Vegas, for their alleged participation in a large-scale illegal marijuana grow operation with one grow house located near a public park, announced the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Nevada.
"Transnational criminal networks that exploit our domestic markets and compromise community safety will be dismantled," said First Assistant United States Attorney Sigal Chattah for the District of Nevada. "This operation demonstrates that what a...