Marijuana Enforcement Team
Operation Hammer Strike Week #10
seized 33,189 M J plants
211 Greenhouses * $24,000.00 in cash
November 16, 2021___ The San Bernardino County Sheriff
Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), along with San Bernardino Sheriff Deputies
and Investigators from several different County Patrol Stations, served 26
search warrants at various locations, between November 1st and
November 07th, from San Bernardino County locations:
Lucerne Valley, San Bernardino, Twentynine Palms, Wonder
Valley, Helendale, Newberry Springs, Pinon Hills, Phelan, Daggett, Barstow, and
Rancho Cucamonga.
The Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) personnel had
received numerous complaints about large outdoor and indoor marijuana
cultivations in these areas. Over that week, the San Bernardino County
Sheriff Department located and arrested 34 suspects.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff Investigators seized
33,189 marijuana plants, 8,588 pounds of processed marijuana, nine guns, and
over $24,000.00 in cash. The SBCSD Investigators eradicated a total of 211
greenhouses found at these locations, as well as two indoor locations.
Additionally, the investigators mitigated one electrical bypass.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff Marijuana Enforcement
Team (MET) investigations revealed the cannabis cultivations were not in
compliance with California's Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and
Safety Act (MAUCRSA) and San Bernardino County's ordinance prohibiting
Commercial Cannabis Activity. San Bernardino County has a law prohibiting
Commercial Cannabis Activity, which includes growing marijuana plants outdoors.
The San
Bernardino County Sheriff Gangs/Narcotics Division will continue to enforce
California's cannabis laws and San Bernardino County's ordinance regarding cannabis
cultivation and distribution. Persons found guilty of violating the state
law and county ordinance are subject to fines, prosecution, and seizure of
property.
Property owners who are growing marijuana or are
aware that their tenants are growing marijuana on their properties, in
violation of the California State Law and local ordinances may also be subject
to civil or criminal sanctions. Property owners are encouraged to contact
their local law enforcement or code compliance agency to confirm if cultivating
cannabis is prohibited or allowed under specific regulations.
The suspects were cited or booked on charges of Cultivation
of Cannabis, over six plants, Possession for Sales of Marijuana,
Illegal Water Discharge, and Possession of a Firearm with Obliterated
Serial Number
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged
to contact the
San Bernardino County Sheriff Gangs/Narcotics Division at (909)387-8400
or NARC-MET@sbcsd.org
Additionally, callers wishing to remain anonymous may call
the
We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or you may leave the information
on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com
