(The Center Square) – California officials announced this week that state law enforcement seized $56.5 million of illegally-grown marijuana plants in November, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office.

State agencies conducted three raids in November on illegal cannabis farms. That resulted in the confiscation of 58,358 plants. Each raid targeted large illegal cultivation sites in Los Angeles and Alameda counties. All the sites that were targeted pose environmental risks to the natural landscape and nearby neighborhoods, officials told The Center Square on Thursday.