GLEN ELLEN – When California State Park staff members discovered a large marijuana grow inside Jack London State Park, they notified State Park rangers and the California Department of Fish and Wildlife’s (CDFW) Marijuana Enforcement Team. After confirming and surveilling the grow site, CDFW wardens raided it on June 14, 2017. Nine wardens and […]
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State Park Rangers Spot Abandoned, Marijuana-filled Vessel at Calafia State Park
SAN CLEMENTE – When California State Park rangers spotted a 25-foot Bayliner in the process of washing ashore at Calafia State Park near San Clemente, they quickly went to work patrolling the area and notifying U.S. Border Patrol agents. Together the team of law enforcement officers discovered 2,411 pounds of marijuana, with a street […]
DOJ Special Agents Take Down Multi-State Drug Trafficking
California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents led the way with a team of law enforcement agencies to put a major dent in a multi-state drug trafficking ring based in Tulare County. The lengthy investigation resulted in the arrests of 11 suspects, and the seizure of $268,775 in cash, 56 lbs. of methamphetamine, 4 kilograms […]
Welfare Check By State Parks Rangers Results In Drug Bust
California Statewide Law Enforcement Association (CSLEA) members and State Parks Rangers Vince Burke and Jacqui Burke were two of the three rangers who busted a man on drug charges in Santa Nella January 8, 2014. The rangers had completed night range training at San Luis Reservoir and were returning to Columbia when they stopped at […]
On Patrol: State Park Rangers Find 5,000 Pounds of Marijuana Plants
Marijuana plants do not typically weigh a ton, but when there are groves and groves of them, their weight really adds up. California State Park Rangers know that after discovering and helping to remove 5,000 pounds (or 2- 1/2 tons) of marijuana from seven plots of mature pot plants in Topanga State Park. Illegal marijuana […]
Marijuana Eradication Nets 28,000 Plants
Four marijuana eradication operations in six days resulted in the discovery of 10 large grow sites in Santa Barbara County and the arrests of two men. “This was a large Campaign Against Marijuana Planting(CAMP) effort that involved a number of agencies including California Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents, the Department of Fish and Wildlife, […]
ABC and DOJ Agents Take Part In Shasta County Drug Bust
A joint investigation by local, state and federal law enforcement agencies has resulted in a multi-count federal grand jury indictment charging a Shasta County couple with manufacturing and distributing giant quantities of marijuana. Included in that investigations were California Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) agents and Department of Justice (DOJ) special agents. A federal grand jury […]
Take Down: Special Agents Raid $2 Million Dollar Drug Operation
SACRAMENTO – Special agents with the California Department of Justice (DOJ) arrested four men and dismantled a huge marijuana growing, processing and packaging operation that was set up on state land. During the bust, special agents seized $2 million dollars in marijuana and several firearms. The raid took place Tuesday, June 18, at the Stone […]
