Mexican Cartels Are Growing Marijuana In California’s National Forests

Mexican Cartels Are Growing Marijuana In California’s National Forests

Drug trafficking organizations now doing business in U.S. national forests, exploiting public land to illegally grow marijuana. In California, where resources are stretched thin by wildfires, Mexican drug traffickers have been emboldened to expand their operations. NBC senior investigative correspondent Cynthia McFadden reports for TODAY.

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50 Comments

  1. @warriorclan2671 on July 7, 2024 at 11:58 am

    Yup let’s legalize drugs so cartels won’t be able to make profit.lmao.



  2. @thepoliticallyindependent1512 on July 7, 2024 at 11:59 am

    Send in the Military



  3. @kylepope6805 on July 7, 2024 at 11:59 am

    8:17 really?



  4. @aliwilliams9546 on July 7, 2024 at 12:00 pm

    Wait till they find out you can edit😭



  5. @Hiphopdatruthnohate on July 7, 2024 at 12:00 pm

    Where is big foot when needed .!



  6. @aberish on July 7, 2024 at 12:01 pm

    They military should give them money from the defense budget why are we spending trillions of dollars on military isn’t this military defense issue?



  7. @sethmusick2807 on July 7, 2024 at 12:02 pm

    We need to del are war on mexico



  8. @sethmusick2807 on July 7, 2024 at 12:03 pm

    We need to send in the national guard to stop this in it’s tracks then declare war on mexico since the cartels own there government



  9. @WorldViralDaily on July 7, 2024 at 12:03 pm

    do a follow up



  10. @josh_ari on July 7, 2024 at 12:05 pm

    they do a great job of telling you not to buy weed unless they can tax it



  11. @smokeyhigh3126 on July 7, 2024 at 12:08 pm

    you guys are the ones burning everything down, not the illegal growers, stop lying! all your lies will be exposed and you will all be held accountable under your own unconstitutional laws! truth is the only way to redeem your legacies!



  12. @elpatron1977 on July 7, 2024 at 12:08 pm

    FACTS: This problem would not exist if Americans weren’t such a bunch of Drug Addicts!



  13. @urielalvarez9033 on July 7, 2024 at 12:10 pm

    Imagine spreading lies . She couldn’t even say it right hahah



  14. @egallo108 on July 7, 2024 at 12:12 pm

    Biden Administration Democrats ARE ACCEPTING BRIBES FROM THE MAFIA ..



  15. @sleepyswan on July 7, 2024 at 12:15 pm

    It’s not cartels it’s gang bangers lol



  16. @thepineappler111 on July 7, 2024 at 12:15 pm

    Why did you include the first part? Cut out your bloopers.



  17. @nightwingboy2413 on July 7, 2024 at 12:15 pm

    Idk about tens of millions of dollars



  18. @amelias.wodehouse4064 on July 7, 2024 at 12:21 pm

    Good reporting!



  19. @edwinmalachy on July 7, 2024 at 12:21 pm

    a sherif”s deputy was KILLED in El Dorado county CA by one of these scum



  20. @WarrenMoses88 on July 7, 2024 at 12:22 pm

    😅



  21. @gilavalos2400 on July 7, 2024 at 12:24 pm

    Is this a blooper reel?



  22. @auststod on July 7, 2024 at 12:26 pm

    She can’t even keep her lies and conspiracy theories correct and say it right 🤣 You know it’s fake news when… 🤡



  23. @amelias.wodehouse4064 on July 7, 2024 at 12:26 pm

    She was high! 🍃



  24. @ark13b on July 7, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    She nailed it when the cameras went live! 😂



  25. @cornydad on July 7, 2024 at 12:27 pm

    There is also human trafficking and murders because of their activity. There are Chinese, Russians and other groups cashing in on the demand for drugs in America.



  26. @itzcallisalas3349 on July 7, 2024 at 12:28 pm

    Mexican cartels???
    LOL you know that it was labor of some students



  27. @sleightofhand4611 on July 7, 2024 at 12:29 pm

    They just be taking back their indigenous land.



  28. @egallo108 on July 7, 2024 at 12:30 pm

    DO NOT VITE FOR THESE DEMOCRATS, THE COUNTRY IS FULL OF CRIME



  29. @derkaderk307 on July 7, 2024 at 12:32 pm

    I’ll help you clean all that for NO MONEY
    Just give me all the weed, man



  30. @DaniellesPlace1 on July 7, 2024 at 12:32 pm

    Not surprising with all the illegals they are letting in.



  31. @BombasticReviews on July 7, 2024 at 12:33 pm

    They need to fire their editor 🤣



  32. @Professor__S on July 7, 2024 at 12:35 pm

    Cannabis business is a 20 billion dollar per annum business. Of course the cartel is going to take a slice of the action. Its estimated they are matching the income the government makes.



  33. @diamondfb on July 7, 2024 at 12:35 pm

    Thanks to our California governor. This beautiful state is completely ruined.



  34. @diabolico6668 on July 7, 2024 at 12:36 pm

    We need to capture and capitally punish those illegal mercenaries.



  35. @annextheupforwisconsin7088 on July 7, 2024 at 12:37 pm

    send in the army before it gets worse. But the governor will never do that.



  36. @Shoegazing-mp6sj on July 7, 2024 at 12:39 pm

    Maybe this is why you shouldn’t let people cross the border it’s not racist it’s common sense



  37. @justinnmai8903 on July 7, 2024 at 12:45 pm

    We need walls with turrets that keep people out or die



  38. @James_Edward59 on July 7, 2024 at 12:45 pm

    I actually liked that first part, it isn’t easy to be on camera and look and act natural.



  39. @melobsm228 on July 7, 2024 at 12:46 pm

    They guna spread like fire



  40. @ktloz2246 on July 7, 2024 at 12:47 pm

    TIME for this prohibition to END!! That will solve this problem. The problem is CA govt controls every aspect of it, whereby keeping prices HIGH and by doing this it encourages the black markets all the more. It’s a weed so it grows well on just water alone.



  41. @zoniazuniga3708 on July 7, 2024 at 12:48 pm

    There’s no other explanation than corruption 🤮 sadly



  42. @JT-pt5tl on July 7, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    😂😂😂😂



  43. @RainG36 on July 7, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    Our government is failing us they want you to hand in your guns but then let this bs happen when we boast the most powerful military in the world. What a joke. Citizens you all need to get your guns and step up and not allow this to happen



  44. @LuisDiaz-gq2nf on July 7, 2024 at 12:49 pm

    It’s been happening the last 100 years



  45. @Whatsthedill_ENT on July 7, 2024 at 12:50 pm

    TRUMP for presiden!



  46. @CryptoNuts1 on July 7, 2024 at 12:51 pm

    Hydrogrowers are indoors now 😉



  47. @egallo108 on July 7, 2024 at 12:53 pm

    Biden Administration ACCEPTS BRIBES MAFIA MONEYAND PERMIT DRUG ACTIVITY IN THIS COUNTRY



  48. @mikedag1176 on July 7, 2024 at 12:53 pm

    These people need to be buried out there beneath their marijuana



  49. @lilice1658 on July 7, 2024 at 12:54 pm

    Ngl shes cute 🥰🥰



  50. @123downthecount5 on July 7, 2024 at 12:55 pm

    That last part Looks like a staged scene lol.. camera crew needed a story