2021. 6. 9. · Los Angeles records largest drug bust in sheriff's department history, Mexican cartel activity suspected Five men at the scene identified themselves as Mexican nationals. LOS ANGELES (AP) — The largest illegal marijuana bust in Los Angeles County history — which netted 373,000 plants that would ultimately have been worth $1 billion on the street — eradicated only a fraction of the illicit grows in the Southern California high desert, authorities said Wednesday. Officials say this is the biggest drug bust in California's history with a street value of somewhere between $15-$20 million, according to the DEA's press release regarding the seizure.