It was cool while it lasted.
Standing in front of a blue wall with beaming smiles, they appear relaxed, untroubled and happy.
But these 32 men and women have been arrested on suspicion of being part of a multimillion-dollar scheme to grow massive quantities of marijuana illegally in Colorado and smuggle it out of state.
The suspects, aged 25 to 71, were rounded up following an investigation that authorities have called ‘Colorado’s largest marijuana bust’ since the drug was legalized for medical use in November 2000.
They allegedly posed as medical marijuana patient caregivers and small business owners over a four-year period while trafficking tens of thousands of pounds of pot out of state, according to 9 News.