Drug Cartels Trafficking Migrants to CA for ‘Modern Day Slavery’ on Black Market Marijuana Farms
Written by Black Hot Fire Network on June 1, 2023
HUMBOLDT COUNTY, Calif. - Drug cartels are trafficking migrants to northern California and then forcing them to work on illegal marijuana farms. And these black market farms are producing cannabis that's tainted with toxins, and also threatening California's water supply. These are just a few of the far-reaching repercussions of the crisis at our southern border.
The impact of migrants pouring across the U.S. southern border is reaching here in Humboldt County, helping fuel a rise in illicit cannabis operations staffed by undocumented workers. Instead of escaping poverty and oppression, many migrants often find . . .
