California illegal pot seizures top $1.5 billion in value

Authorities seized more than $1.5 billion worth of illegally grown marijuana plants in California this year as part of an annual eradication program, officials said Monday.The raids netted more than 950,000 plants from nearly 350 growing operation sites this year through the "Campaign Against Marijuana Planting" program, an effort known as "CAMP" that dates to 1983 and is considered the nation's largest illegal marijuana eradication program.California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said nearly