Illicit Chinese Weed Farms on US Soil ‘Very Concerning’: Former ICE Special Agent

Tiffany Meier
By Tiffany Meier
February 7, 2024China in Focus
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Money laundering, human trafficking, and forced labor are all side products fueled by hundreds of illegal marijuana farms, tied to Chinese crime rings on U.S. soil. The pressing question is: what’s the true scale of these operations? And is Beijing playing a role? Victor Avila, a former ICE special agent and author of “Agent Under Fire,” told NTD that the Chinese Communist Party is trying to use every avenue possible to infiltrate the United States for “nefarious reasons.”