DEA Raids Montana Buds

Federal agents have raided one of Montana’s largest medical marijuana dispensaries. Drug Enforcement Administration agents descended on Montana Buds in the Bozeman area on Wednesday morning.

"I have seen them haul off some marijuana plants. They do have a hazmat response team down here [along with] the fire department today. It’s kind of a circus."

That’s Mike Winters, who owns a metal fabrication shop next to Montana Buds in Four Corners. He estimates about 30 law enforcement officers remained on scene Thursday.

A DEA spokesman tells Montana Public Radio only that an "ongoing enforcement activity" is underway in the Bozeman area.

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