福克斯新闻独家报道：周一，加利福尼亚州共和党众议员詹姆斯·加拉格尔（James Gallagher）敦促联邦调查局（FBI）局长卡什·帕特尔（Kash Patel）严厉打击北加利福尼亚州的非法大麻种植活动。
FIRST ON FOX: Rep. James Gallagher, R-Calif., urged FBI Director Kash Patel on Monday to crack down on illegal marijuana cultivation operations in Northern California.
加拉格尔发送这封信函，是因为锡斯基尤县治安官办公室报告称，该地区存在大规模非法种植和非法移民劳工问题。这位众议员表示，这些活动损害了当地牧场主的利益，耗尽了地下水供应，并引发了关于中国有组织犯罪网络可能为这些活动提供资金的担忧。
Gallagher sent the letter after the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office reported extensive illegal cultivation and illegal immigrant labor in the region. The congressman said the operations have harmed local ranchers, depleted groundwater supplies and raised concerns about potential financing from Chinese organized-crime networks.
加拉格尔在福克斯新闻数字频道独家获得的信中写道：“整个乡村地产现在都覆盖着排列整齐的简易塑料大棚，即所谓的‘拱棚’，大麻就是在这些大棚里利用从附近水井运来的地下水种植的。”
"Entire rural properties are now covered with rows of makeshift, plastic-covered greenhouses, known as ‘hoop houses,’ where marijuana is cultivated using groundwater hauled in from nearby wells," Gallagher wrote in a letter exclusively obtained by Fox News Digital.
他继续写道：“后果是毁灭性的，居民面临水源枯竭和安全威胁，而当地农民和牧场主则面临地下水争夺加剧以及农田受污染的风险。”
"The consequences have been devastating, with residents facing depleted water supplies and threats to their safety, while local farmers and ranchers contend with increased competition for groundwater and the risk of contamination to their agricultural land," he continued.
信中引用的估算显示，仅在沙斯塔山景分区（Mount Shasta Vista subdivision）就可能有多达7000名非法种植者。加拉格尔表示，非法种植活动还蔓延到了联邦土地，包括沙斯塔-三一国家森林（Shasta-Trinity National Forest）。
The letter cited estimates of as many as 7,000 illegal growers in the Mount Shasta Vista subdivision alone. Gallagher said illegal cultivation has also expanded onto federal lands, including the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
2025年，锡斯基尤县治安官办公室报告称，已铲除332,871株非法大麻植物，并查获54,070磅加工大麻。
In 2025, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office reported eradicating 332,871 illegal marijuana plants and seizing 54,070 pounds of processed marijuana.
加拉格尔还提出担忧，中国有组织犯罪网络可能正在为部分种植活动提供资金或进行指挥。
Gallagher also raised concerns that Chinese organized-crime networks could be financing or directing some of the operations.
加拉格尔写道：“在锡斯基尤县，调查人员已将种植地产权追溯至居住在县外的个人，而负责管理种植的人往往对这些地产没有明显的所有权利益。这些安排引发了严重担忧，即究竟是谁在实际为这些业务提供资金和控制这些业务，以及所有权安排是否旨在隐瞒他们的参与。”加拉格尔指出了2018年加州的一起联邦调查，该调查涉及一起非法大麻种植业务，当局称该业务由来自中国的资金提供资助。
"In Siskiyou County, investigators have traced cultivation properties to individuals residing outside the county, while those managing the grows often have no apparent ownership interest," Gallagher wrote. "These arrangements raise serious concerns about who is actually financing and controlling these operations and whether the ownership arrangements are intended to conceal their involvement." Gallagher pointed to a 2018 federal investigation in California involving an illegal marijuana growing operation that authorities said was funded with money from China.
根据美国加州东区联邦检察官办公室的消息，该调查引发了涉及萨克拉门托地区100多处房产的联邦没收行动。
The investigation led to federal forfeiture actions involving more than 100 properties in the Sacramento area, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of California.
这位众议员还提到了与非法种植点相关的环境破坏，包括使用有毒杀虫剂。
The congressman also cited environmental damage linked to the illegal grow sites, including the use of toxic pesticides.
加拉格尔写道：“加剧这些担忧的是，高毒性杀虫剂被广泛使用，其中包括美国禁用的化学品，以及带有中文标签、涉嫌非法进口的产品。”
"Compounding these concerns is the widespread use of highly toxic pesticides, including chemicals banned in the United States and products bearing Chinese-language labels that are suspected of being illegally imported," Gallagher wrote.
根据县方的调查结果，锡斯基尤县调查人员在非法种植点至少鉴定出了27种杀虫剂化合物。官员们警告称，这些化学品可能对居民、执法人员和第一响应者构成风险。
Siskiyou County investigators have identified at least 27 pesticide compounds at illegal grow sites, according to county findings. Officials have warned that the chemicals could pose risks to residents, law enforcement officers and first responders.