350,000 plants, 20 tons of cannabis seized in Santa Barbara Co. pot bust

BUELLTON, Calif. (KGO) -- Authorities say they found so many illegal cannabis plants at a grow site in Santa Barbara County that it took them four days to seize all of them.

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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office says it ended up destroying 350,000 plants and seizing 20 tons of processed cannabis from the operation.
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Investigators say the grow was a year-round operation and they are now looking for the property owner.

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Officials are also looking into whether the grow had fraudulently obtained cannabis licenses from the state and made illegal sales.
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So far, no arrests have been announced.



Buellton is about 40 miles northwest of Santa Barbara.