Twelve people linked to
illegal cannabis grows in San Bernardino County, Calif., were arrested and
cited over the weekend.
Deputies discovered the
illegal grows during week one of the county’s “Operation Hammer Strike,” an
investigation to attack the existing unlawful cannabis cultivation in San
Bernardino County.
According to Police 1, 13 search warrants were issued for week one of the
investigation, and the deputies served at four California cities: Hesperia,
Piñon Hills, Phelan and Landers.
Deputies from multiple patrol
stations and members of the Marijuana Enforcement Team at the San Bernardino
County Sheriff's Department conducted the raids Monday through Thursday,
according to Police 1. The investigation came after law
enforcement received multiple complaints from residents about outdoor cannabis
cultivations in those specific areas.
According to the news outlet,
authorities discovered over 10,000 cannabis plants, approximately 1,335 pounds
of processed cannabis, more than $30,000 in cash, one electrical bypass, and 39
greenhouses.
Officials arrested and cited
12 individuals for “suspicion of cultivation of cannabis over California's
six-plant maximum,” Police 1 reported.
