12 held as Hammer Strike week one seizes 10,105 plants
San Bernardino County deputies served 13 search warrants in Hesperia, Piñon Hills, Phelan and Landers between 30 August and 2 September 2021 in week one of Operation Hammer Strike, arresting 12 people and seizing 10,105 plants and 1,334.8 pounds of processed marijuana.
🇺🇸 Hesperia, Piñon Hills, Phelan and Landers, San Bernardino County, California · California, United States
Arrested
12
of them seized
10,105
Cannabis
605.5 kg
Agency
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Marijuana Enforcement Team
Between 30 August and 2 September 2021, investigators from the San Bernardino
County Sheriff’s Marijuana Enforcement Team and deputies from several patrol
stations served 13 search warrants in Hesperia, Piñon Hills, Phelan and the
Landers area.[1][2]The raids opened week one of Operation Hammer Strike
after complaints about large outdoor marijuana cultivations.[1][2]Deputies arrested 12 suspects, who were cited on suspicion of cultivating
cannabis over California’s six-plant maximum.[1][2]
Investigators seized 10,105 marijuana plants and 1,334.8 pounds (about
605.5 kg) of processed marijuana, along with three guns and more than $30,000
in cash.[1][2]They also mitigated one electrical bypass and eradicated
39 greenhouses.[1][2]The sheriff’s department said the grows violated state
cannabis law and the county’s ban on commercial cultivation in unincorporated
areas.[1][2]
Case data
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Arrested
12
of them seized
10,105
Cannabis
605.5 kg
Agency
San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Marijuana Enforcement Team
California's Unified Cannabis Enforcement Task Force seized or destroyed 55,308 pounds of illicit cannabis and eradicated 108,226 plants between July and September 2026, Governor Gavin Newsom's office said. The quarter's operations across nine counties led to 14 arrests, nine firearms and $29,215 in cash, and brought the state's nine-month total to more than $230 million in cannabis.
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