Operation Hammer Strike, Week 11; 29 Arrested for Illegal Cultivation of Marijuana
DATE: November 08, 2021, through November 14, 2021
INCIDENT: Outdoor Marijuana Cultivations-Operation Hammer Strike, Week 11
LOCATION: #1 - 10600 Block of Dido Avenue, Lucerne Valley
#2 - 10700 Block of Dido Avenue, Lucerne Valley
#3 - Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#4 - Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#5 - 14300 Block of Dido Road, Lucerne Valley
#6 - Traffic stop near 2 Mile Road / Lear, Twentynine Palms
#7 - 85800 Block of Amboy Road, Wonder Valley
#8 - 85900 Block of Eddie Albert Road, Wonder Valley
#9 - 81300 Block of Garden, Wonder Valley
#10 - 80900 Block of Brown Road, Wonder Valley
#11 - 2500 Block of Marks Road, Wonder Valley
#12 - 300 Block of Walnut Grove Avenue, San Gabriel
#13 - Traffic stop near 29 Palms Highway / Kern Road, Twentynine Palms
#14 - Parcel with no address, Helendale
#15 - Parcel with no address, Helendale
#16 - Parcel with no address, Helendale
#17 - Parcel with no address, Helendale
#18 - Parcel with no address, Helendale
#19 - 11200 Block of Price Drive, Loma Linda
#20 - Parcel with no address, Newberry Springs
#21 - 33900 Block of Harvard Road, Newberry Springs
#22 - 30900 Block of Oriente Road, Newberry Springs
#23 - 32800 Block of Sylvan Avenue, Lenwood
#24 - 3200 Block of Burton Avenue, Rosemead
#25 - 2400 Block of Egert Road, El Mirage
#26 - Parcel with no address, Adelanto
#27 - 400 Block of S. Lincoln Avenue, Monterey Park
#28 - 16200 Block of Ponderosa, Pinon Hills
#29 - Parcel with no address, Pinon Hills
#30 - Parcel with no address, Pinon Hills
#31 - Parcel with no address, El Mirage
SUSPECT(S): Benjamin Barragan, 27 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #3
Elias Lopez, 42 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #3
Yulin Lin, 64 year old male resident of San Gabriel, Ca. Location #6
Caiyue Weng, 40 year old female resident of Twentynine Palms, Ca. Location #6
Gao Lai, 65 year old female resident of Oakland Gardens, Ny. Location #6
Chanreth Eim, 55 year old female resident of Madison, Wi. Location #11
Li Wang, 55 year old male resident of Jersey City, Nj. Location #12
Yu Huang, 66 year old female resident of Diamond Bar, Ca. Location #12
Fang Lin, 59 year old male resident of San Gabriel, Ca. Location #12
Ying Hua, 55 year old female resident of San Gabriel, Ca. Location #12
Fang Chen, 60 year old female resident of San Gabriel, Ca. Location #12
Cunxia Zheng, 58 year old male resident of San Gabriel, Ca. Location #13
Ming Zhan Lu, 37 year old male resident of Flushing, Ny. Location #13
Kayly Keovilay, 68 year old male resident of Newberry Springs, Ca. Location #22
Bountheung Phimmasone, 67 year old male resident of Ft. Worth, Tx. Location #22
Bounnhok Phakeovilay, 64 year old male resident of Madison, Wi. Location #22
Xuefei Wu, 30 year old female resident of Rosemead, Ca. Location #23
Xiao Zheng, 46 year old female resident of Rosemead, Ca. Location #24
Xin Zheng, 49 year old male resident of Houston, Tx. Location #24
Patricio Avandanoruis, 55 year old male resident of El Mirage, Ca. Location #25
Hector Robles, 41 year old male resident of El Mirage, Ca. Location #25
Luis Cruz, 35 year old male resident of El Mirage, Ca. Location #25
Guadalupe Nava, 54 year old male resident of Adelanto, Ca. Location #26
Enjing Shi, 32 year old female resident of Monterey Park, Ca. Location #27
Luis Vargas, 34 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #28
Benjamin Cruz, 20 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #30
Alex Cruz, 18 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #30
Carlos Fernandez, 31 year old male resident of El Mirage, Ca. Location #31
Omar Fernandez, 28 year old male resident of El Mirage, Ca. Location #31
SUMMARY: Between November 8, 2021, and November 14, 2021, investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department - Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), along with San Bernardino Sheriff's deputies from several different Patrol Stations, served 29 search warrants and conducted two traffic stops at various locations in Lucerne Valley, Twentynine Palms, Wonder Valley, Helendale, Newberry Springs, Pinon Hills, Phelan, Lenwood, Loma Linda, San Gabriel, Rosemead, Monterey Park and El Mirage. MET personnel had received numerous complaints about large outdoor and indoor marijuana cultivations in these areas. Over this past week, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's personnel located and arrested 29 suspects. Investigators seized 23,720 marijuana plants, 3,352.4 pounds of processed marijuana, four guns, and over $91,000.00 in cash. Investigators eradicated a total of 132 greenhouses found at these locations, as well as two indoor locations. Investigators mitigated two electrical bypasses and one THC extraction lab.
The investigations revealed the cannabis cultivations were not in compliance with California's Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) and San Bernardino County's ordinance prohibiting Commercial Cannabis Activity. San Bernardino County has a law prohibiting Commercial Cannabis Activity, which includes growing marijuana plants outdoors.
The Sheriff's Gangs/Narcotics Division will continue to enforce California's cannabis laws and San Bernardino County's ordinance regarding cannabis cultivation and distribution. Persons found guilty of violating the state law and county ordinance are subject to fines, prosecution, and seizure of property.
Property owners who are growing marijuana or are aware their tenants are growing marijuana on their properties in violation of the state law and local ordinances may also be subject to civil or criminal sanctions. Property owners are encouraged to contact their local law enforcement or code compliance agency to confirm if cultivating cannabis is prohibited or allowed under specific regulations.
The suspects were cited or booked on charges of Cultivation of Cannabis, over six plants, Possession for Sales of Marijuana, and Illegal Water Discharge.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Sheriff's Gangs/Narcotics Division at (909)387-8400 or [email protected]. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or you may leave the information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com.
Refer: Sheriff's Public Affairs
Station: Gangs/Narcotics Division
Phone No. (909) 387-3700
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SHANNON D. DICUS, Sheriff-Coroner
San Bernardino County Sheriff-Coroner Department
Address/Location
SBSD - Headquarters
655 E 3rd St
San Bernardino, CA 92408
Contact
Emergency: 9-1-1
Non-emergencies: 909-387-3700
