Oregon raids destroy 110,000 plants and seize 81,000 pounds of cannabis
A three-day operation by Clackamas County and Oregon State Police task forces raided six properties in Clackamas and Marion counties, destroying 110,437 plants and seizing 81,460 pounds of cannabis, 86 firearms and $11,500. One woman was arrested; 55 workers were offered help.
🇺🇸 Clackamas and Marion counties, Oregon · Oregon, United States
A three-day operation by the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office Interagency Task Force and the Oregon State Police Drug Enforcement Section ended with the destruction of 110,437 cannabis plants and the seizure of 81,460 pounds (about 36.9 tonnes) of processed marijuana, the agencies announced on 11 September 2026.[1][2]They served search warrants at six properties in Clackamas and Marion counties and seized 86 firearms and $11,500 in cash.[1][2]The state police estimated the cannabis’s value at $20 million.[1][2]
Workers at the sites
Officers found 55 people living and working at the sites without adequate shelter, running water, plumbing or electricity.[1][2]Victim advocates and service providers offered food, water, emergency shelter, safety planning and legal referrals.[1]Investigators were trying to establish whether the workers had come through force, fraud or coercion.[1][2]
Jaimee Virrueta-Gomez, 35, of Gerber, California, was arrested on suspicion of unlawful manufacture and unlawful possession of a marijuana item.[1][2]The state police said more charges would be referred to district attorneys in both counties.[1]County and state agencies also investigated possible environmental crimes involving water use, pesticide and fertiliser runoff, and unlawful solid waste disposal.[1][2]
Photos and video
Cannabis plants under a greenhouse canopy at one of the six properties, in a photo released by Oregon State Police.Photo details
The release gives no dates for the three-day operation, only that it ended before the 11 September announcement.
The totals are not broken down by county or by site.
Jaimee Virrueta-Gomez was arrested on suspicion of unlawful manufacture and possession; the release says more charges will be referred to prosecutors.
Investigators had not determined whether the 55 workers were employed through force, fraud or coercion; their nationalities and immigration status were not given.
The $20 million value is the Oregon State Police's estimate.
CHP's warrant service team searched a home in the 400 block of Bear Canyon Road northwest of Garberville on 9 November 2026 as part of a multi-agency narcotics investigation involving the DEA, HSI and FBI. The CHP said it did not lead the probe and would not confirm the target, the material officers shovelled, or any arrests.
North Port police arrested Nicholas Eddy, 29, and Jessica Trach, 28, after their Special Investigations Unit searched a home on Narcissus Terrace and found marijuana packaged for sale along with cocaine, suspected LSD, steroids and pills. Both were accused of drug possession for sale, running a drug house and possessing drug paraphernalia.
Lexington town police and state and federal partners searched five vape and hemp shops on 5 November 2026 in an undercover investigation into sales of illicit narcotics and drug paraphernalia. A shop owner says officers emptied cases, seized her phone and more than $3,300 in cash, and she plans to sue; no arrests were reported.
Four agencies served simultaneous search warrants at two Quincy addresses on 5 November 2026 in a drug-trafficking investigation, and police announced probable cause to arrest two men, one of them on a cannabis sale allegation. No drug quantities were disclosed and police did not confirm either man was in custody.
