SHERIFF’S NARCOTICS OPERATION

Motorists on Highway 18, near Running Springs, witnessed a Sheriff’s Department helicopter bring confiscated marijuana plants to a dumpster after being removed from a grow about a mile away. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld/ROTWNEWS)

By Michael P. Neufeld

UPDATE – Tuesday, August 27 – 2:44 p.m.

Running Springs, CA – The marijuana eradication operation, near Highway 18 in the Running Springs area, netted 1,539 plants, according to information supplied by the Twin Peaks Sheriff’s Station.

There were no arrests but the investigation is ongoing.

ORIGINAL STORY

Running Springs, CA – Motorists on Highway 18, near Running Springs, wondered what was going on a short distance from the Heaps Peak Disposal Site. A San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department helicopter flew overhead with a load of harvested marijuana plants taken from the canyon below the location.

Once the helicopter drops its eradicated plants volunteers prepare to transport the confiscated marijuana to an undisclosed disposal site. (Photo by Michael P. Neufeld/ROTWNEWS)

The chopper dropped the eradicated marijuana into an awaiting trailer where Sheriff’s Department volunteers began getting it ready for transport to a disposal site.

Confiscated marijuana plants are airlifted from the grow site to a secure area where the plants are processed for disposal. (Photo by Michael P,. Neufeld/ROTWNEWS)

Detailed information about the grow and the number of plants was not immediately available but reporters were told many of the budding plants were 6-8 feet tall.

CONTACT INFORMATION

The investigation of the marijuana grow is ongoing.

Persons with information are urged to contact Sheriff’s Narcotics at (909) 890-4840, or WeTIP for anonymous information at 1-800-76-CRIME (7463).

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