1 arrested as Clackamas task force finds 3,500 marijuana plants in two cities
Clackamas County's interagency task force served search warrants at two properties in Oregon City and Happy Valley on 13 March 2026 and found more than 3,500 live marijuana plants in outbuildings. Joe Zhou, 60, was arrested and charged, and officers seized just over $100,000 in cash, three firearms and two vehicles.
🇺🇸 South Holly Lane, Oregon City and Southeast Lenore Street, Happy Valley, Clackamas County, Oregon · Oregon, United States
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Plants destroyed
3,500
Agencies
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office, Clackamas County Interagency Task Force
Clackamas County sheriff’s deputies and their partners broke up an illegal
marijuana growing operation at properties in Oregon City and Happy Valley.[1]On Friday, March 13, the Clackamas County Interagency Task Force served two
search warrants, at South Holly Lane and Southeast Lenore Street.[1]
Investigators found more than 3,500 live marijuana plants growing in several
outbuildings.[1]They also seized equipment for manufacturing and processing
marijuana, just over $100,000 in cash, three firearms and two vehicles carrying
evidence of bulk marijuana transport.[1]
Joe Zhou, 60, was arrested and charged with unlawful manufacturing, production
and possession of marijuana.[1]Officials said neither location had registered
legal or permitted marijuana production.[1]
Photos and video
Marijuana plants from the two raided properties, in a photo released by the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office. Photo: Clackamas County Sheriff's OfficePhoto details
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
1
Charged
1
Plants destroyed
3,500
Value (official estimate)
USD 100,000
Agencies
Clackamas County Sheriff's Office; Clackamas County Interagency Task Force
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Living plants (3,500 plants)
Activity
Cultivation, Processing, Possession, Trafficking
Setting
Other building, Home
Charges
unlawful manufacturing of marijuana; unlawful production of marijuana; unlawful possession of marijuana
Case stage
Charged
Force
No force reported
Region
Clackamas County, Oregon
Sources
KATUkatu.comClackamas County illegal marijuana grow busted; 3,500 plants, firearms and cash seized
Open questions the AI reported
Only one source, KATU's account of the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office news release, could be opened; no independent second report was found.
The weight or value of the marijuana found is not published, so no kilogram figure is given; the $100,000 is cash seized, not an estimate of the cannabis's worth.
The source says "more than 3,500" plants; the report uses 3,500 as the stated figure.
Which of the two addresses is in Oregon City and which in Happy Valley is not stated; the 3,500 plants are not split between them.
No court outcome or later charging decision was reported.
Coordinates use Oregon City as the district centre; the two named streets are not pinpointed.
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