The city launched Operation Padlock to protect its citizens from illegal cannabis operations, as they pose serious dangers to communities, families and the legal market.
Mayor Adams emphasized that growing cannabis in apartments endangers families and neighbors, highlighting the risks that illegal grow operations pose.
Queens Assembly Member Jenifer Rajkumar noted that illegal pot shops attract crime, describing them as 'hot beds of criminal activity' that jeopardize community safety.
During the recent bust, authorities discovered extensive growing systems including a nursery and seized 93 cannabis plants and 24 pounds of loose cannabis.
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