RIVERSIDE COUNTY -  On January 13, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department, Riverside County Code Enforcement, California Department of Fish and Wildlife and California Department of Food and Agriculture served five marijuana cultivation related search warrants in the unincorporated county areas of Anza and Aguanga. During the service, approximately 6795 plants were eradicated, […]

UKIAH – On December 10, 2020, Zachary Pierre Brown, 41, of Ukiah, was in court for his post-plea formal sentencing.  Brown was convicted by guilty plea on October 23rd of maintaining a location for the unlawful cultivation of non-licensed cannabis, a felony. The court placed Brown on 36 months of supervised probation and ordered him […]

SACRAMENTO – On November 5, 2020, two Mexican nationals were sentenced for a conspiracy to cultivate marijuana, marijuana cultivation in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, and depredation of federal lands and resources. Armando Vargas Garcia, 38, and Eduardo Montero Aleman, 38, both of Mexico, were each sentenced to 21 months in prison and ordered to pay […]

HUMBOLDT COUNTY - On November. 2, 2020, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies served three search warrants to investigate illegal cannabis cultivation in the greater Humboldt Bay area. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife and Humboldt County Code Enforcement assisted in the service of the warrants. Three parcels that did not possess the required county permit […]

SONOMA COUNTY – On October 14, 2020. Michael Silva, 37, of Cazadero, pled guilty to three felony counts related to environmental violations on property where he was growing 1,450 cannabis plants without environmental permits. Silva entered the pleas pursuant to an agreement with the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office, that he will perform remediation, 300 […]