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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 MoreBONANZA, Ore. – Firefighters continue mop-up operations as they achieve 27% containment and cool burnt areas 100 feet within the fire’s edge.
Read MoreBONANZA, Ore. – Overnight, firefighters caught and quelled fire activity within the fire’s perimeter along the southeast fireline. Due to warmer and drier weather, smoldering materials in the thick duff layers around trees store heat into the evenings and sometimes reignite. To mitigate this, firefighters use handheld and aerial heat-sensing infrared cameras to detect hot spots.
Read MoreBONANZA, Ore. – Crews have made significant progress on the Golden Fire. Containment has increased to 15% and the fire perimeter is now fully lined. Crews continued mop-up operations through the night and checked for hot spots.
Read MoreBONANZA, Ore. – Throughout the day, fire crews have been reinforcing fire lines and remove remaining hot spots along the fire’s edge. Tonight, several hundred locals attended a community meeting at Bonanza School. Tomorrow, crews will progress deeper into the burned area to cool down hot spots, so that heat that could threaten the security of the fire line is extinguished.
Read MoreBONANZA, Ore. – Crews continued to make progress on the fire through the night, holding it within the original footprint by monitoring and extinguishing spot fires, expanding mop-up areas, mitigating snags, and completing tactical patrols.
Read MoreBONANZA, Ore. – Yesterday and through the evening, firefighters worked to hold the fire within the perimeter. Additional Task Forces from Douglas, Lane, and Marion Counties arrived and worked through the night to complete tactical patrols on structures, extinguish remaining hot spots, and assist wildland partners.
Read MoreBonanza, Ore. – The Golden Fire continues to burn on Oregon Department of Forestry (ODF) protected land, Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Lakeview District, and threatens Fremont-Winema National Forest lands approximately 11 miles north of Bonanza.
Read MoreBONANZA, Ore. - The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Golden Fire, on Bly Mountain, which began in the afternoon of July 22, 2023. Deputies, Search and Rescue volunteers, and other agencies began notifying and evacuating residents immediately.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On July 20, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office executed search warrants at two locations in Sprague River, Ore. for illegal marijuana grow operations. The search warrants were executed with the assistance of the Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team and Klamath County Community Corrections.
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 MoreKlamath County Residents,
Organized Crime; that is what we are up against. The laws of Oregon are specific when they define that term and it includes two or more individuals conspiring to engage in criminal activity as a significant source of income or to aid or abet the violation of criminal laws; to include cannabis production and distribution.
KLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Thursday, August 11, 2022, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office served search warrants at two properties located near Beatty, Oregon. Surveillance of both locations showed numerous temporary greenhouses containing what appeared to be an illegal marijuana grow operation.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On Tuesday, August 2, 2022, the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office served a search warrant at the property belonging to, Erick Vianey Castillo-Vasquez, located west of Sprague River, Oregon. Surveillance of the property showed 20 greenhouses containing what appeared to be an illegal marijuana grow operation.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On July 25th, 2022, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to the 13000 block of Falvey Rd in Merrill on a report of child abuse. Upon arrival, deputies observed six greenhouses in what was believed to be an unlicensed, illegal, marijuana grow site. While deputies continued to investigate the reported child abuse, detectives were dispatched to investigate the grow.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On October 19, 2021, Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET) served a search warrant on an illicit marijuana operation housed in a large warehouse in downtown Klamath Falls.
Read MoreOn October 6, 2021 Klamath County Fire District #1 crews were dispatched to a location in the 4000 block of Highway 39 in Klamath Falls on reports of smoke being seen from a building. Upon arrival KCFD1 crews called for law enforcement and Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the scene and discovered a large marijuana processing facility.
Read MoreKLAMATH FALLS, Ore. - On September 14, 2021, Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET) obtained a search warrant on an enormous illegal marijuana growing operation near Philpott Lane in Bonanza, Oregon. The search warrant was served by the Oregon State Police (OSP) SWAT team, BINET, OSP Southwest Region Drug Enforcement Team, the Klamath Falls Police Department, and the Klamath County Sheriff’s Office.
Read MoreKLAMATH COUNTY, On September 1, 2021, Klamath County Sheriff’s Office deputies took down and destroyed an illegal marijuana grow in the 13000 block of Crystal Springs Rd near Olene. The property owner leased the property to individuals for what was supposed to be a licensed commercial hemp operation.
Read MoreBEATTY, Ore. - On August 30, 2021, Basin Interagency Narcotics Enforcement Team (BINET) obtained two search warrants for several large illegal marijuana growing operations in Beatty, Oregon. These two warrants were served simultaneously by members of BINET, Klamath County Sheriff's Office, Oregon State Police, and the Klamath Falls Police Department.
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