7,934 plants eradicated in Myers Flat greenhouse raid
Humboldt County deputies served a search warrant on an unlicensed grow in the Myers Flat area on 19 May 2021, eradicating about 7,934 plants in 29 greenhouses and destroying 12 pounds of bud and over 600 pounds of shake. Four firearms were seized and six people detained and released; no arrests were made.
🇺🇸 Myers Flat area, Humboldt County · California, United States
Deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Marijuana Enforcement Team served one search warrant on an unlicensed cannabis grow in the Myers Flat area on 19 May 2021.[1][2]The parcel held no county permit or state licence for commercial cultivation, and officers from Fish and Wildlife, county HazMat, Code Enforcement and the State Water Resources Control Board assisted in the search.[1][2]
Deputies found about 29 greenhouses with growing cannabis inside and eradicated about 7,934 plants.[1][2]They seized and destroyed about 12 pounds (5.4 kg) of cannabis bud and over 600 pounds (about 272 kg) of shake.[1][2]They also seized four firearms, one of which had been reported stolen.[1][2]
Six people were detained on the scene and later released, and no arrests were made.[1][2]The case was forwarded to the Humboldt County District Attorney’s Office for review.[1][2]
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Sheriff's photograph from the raided Myers Flat grow site. Photo: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office via Lost Coast OutpostPhoto details
Source: Lost Coast Outpost · archived copySheriff's photograph from the raided Myers Flat grow site. Photo: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office via Lost Coast OutpostPhoto details
Source: Lost Coast Outpost · archived copySheriff's photograph from the raided Myers Flat grow site. Photo: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office via Lost Coast OutpostPhoto details
Source: Lost Coast Outpost · archived copySheriff's photograph from the raided Myers Flat grow site. Photo: Humboldt County Sheriff's Office via Lost Coast OutpostPhoto details
The six people detained on the parcel were released and named in neither account, and no charges were reported beyond referral to the district attorney.
The bud and shake weights are approximate, about 12 pounds and over 600 pounds, so the destroyed total of about 277.6 kg is also approximate.
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