“Investigating illegal marijuana operations not only helps to protect the licensed operators, it helps to protect California’s economy by disrupting the underground economy, and it’s a public safety issue. Honey oil extraction labs pose a threat to neighbors, as does the illegal activity associated with illegal grows. In addition, illegal cannabis growers use harmful herbicides that can affect the health of consumers.” – CSLEA President Alan Barcelona
SAN BERNARDINO – On February 28, 2023, the San Bernardino Police Department announced that as a result of five search warrants, state and local law enforcement officers discovered numerous illegal marijuana grows and a honey oil extraction lab.
The California Department of Cannabis Control, with the assistance of San Bernardino Police, served five search warrants in which they discovered several large-scale grow operations. The plants were removed and transported for destruction.
Investigating officers also located a functional and pressurized butane honey oil extraction lab which was then secured and later dismantled by the San Bernardino County IRNET team.
As a result of the search warrants:
- 6,572 plants were destroyed,
- 812 pounds of marijuana recovered
- and more than $2,000.00 in cash was seized.
The estimated street value was approximately 2.5 million dollars.
Agencies involved in the investigation and warrant service were the following:
San Bernardino Police,- San Bernardino Code Enforcement,
- San Bernardino Animal Control,
- California Department of Cannabis Control,
- California Department of Fish and Wildlife,
- Department of Tax and Fee Administration,
- US Army National Guard, Southern California Edison.
