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KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office recently announced they executed search warrants on three properties between August 2 and 3. 1,766 plants were destroyed with an estimated street value of $10.9 million. Approximately 950,000 gallons of water have been illegally used on the grows.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Thursday, August 25, 2022, deputies from the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office and the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET) served a search warrant at a property in the 7000 block of Wood Duck Dr, near Bonanza, Ore. The property was believed to be a producer of black market marijuana.
Read MoreMALIN, Ore. - On August 3, 2021, Oregon State Police Detectives served a search warrant at an illegal marijuana grow on Harpold Road, Malin, Oregon. Information was developed that there was potentially an illegal marijuana grow at a 150-acre property on Harpold Road.
Read MoreOn Tuesday, September 3, 2019, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office (SCSO) coordinated a series of counter-drug operations, seizing 610 very large, mature, illegal marijuana plants in the Butte Valley area of Siskiyou County, southwest of Macdoel, California.
Read MoreIn March 2018, the Oregon State Senate passed SB1544 providing a grant opportunity for law enforcement agencies who were engaged in fighting illegal marijuana grow operations in rural counties. The grant funding was to be administered by the Oregon Criminal Justice Commission (CJC).
Read MoreThe proliferation of marijuana grow sites in Klamath County became the topic of many public and private discussions during the early months of summer 2017. The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office began receiving complaints from citizens, business owners, and others concerned with an unchecked, and at times, “in our face” disregard for laws concerning what a legal grow site is and what is illegal. Coupling these concerns with...
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