85,632 pounds of processed cannabis removed from vacant El Mirage parcel
San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies and code enforcement served a warrant on a vacant parcel in El Mirage on 23 September 2026 and removed an estimated 85,632 pounds of processed cannabis for destruction, finishing the haul in one day with extra trucks and trailers.
🇺🇸 El Mirage, San Bernardino County, California · California, United States
On Tuesday 23 September 2026 the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department and
the county Land Use Services Code Enforcement Cannabis Unit served a warrant at a
vacant parcel in El Mirage, an unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert.[1][2]
Officers found an estimated 85,632 pounds of processed cannabis on the site.[1][2]All of it had to be hauled away and destroyed.[1][2]Code enforcement brought in
extra staff, trucks and trailers through its Rapid Response Program and completed
the removal in one day, which the county said avoided overnight security and cut
disruption.[1][2]
The sheriff’s Marijuana Enforcement Team works with the cannabis code unit on
illegal cultivation in unincorporated San Bernardino County, where commercial
cannabis activity is banned under county ordinance.[1][2]Neither the county nor
Victor Valley News named anyone arrested or charged in connection with the El Mirage
parcel.[1][2]
Photos and video
San Bernardino County enforcement staff during a cannabis removal operation, in a county photograph accompanying the El Mirage announcement.Photo details
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