Operation Hammer Strike Completes 6 Months of Illegal Marijuana Probes

The Sheriff’s Department’s “Operation Hammer Strike” hit a major milestone last week as it completed 6 months of illegal marijuana investigations throughout San Bernardino County. Since the program began, the Marijuana Enforcement Team and deputies have made great progress. Here are the stats so far:

• 588 search warrants served
• 668,299 marijuana plants seized
• 111,268.8 pounds of processed marijuana seized
• 203 guns seized
• 30.7 pounds of concentrated marijuana seized
• 92.8 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms
• 144 grams of meth and cocaine
• $2,399,595.00 in illegal narcotic sales proceeds
• 15 THC extraction labs mitigated
• 28 electrical bypasses
• 7 stolen vehicles recovered
• 4,124 greenhouses eradicated

Thank you, deputies, for your diligent work eradicating these illegal grows! You are making our communities a safer place.