EUREKA, Calif. (AP) — The Yurok tribe launched a large-scale raid Monday targeting illegal marijuana grows along the Klamath River that have threatened the reservation’s water supply and damaged its ecosystem.

The Humboldt County sheriff’s drug enforcement unit coordinated the raid, joined by more than a dozen agencies, including the California National Guard, the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Yurok police, Lt. Steve Knight said.

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