Nearly 4,000 marijuana plants were seized and one suspect was arrested in a multi-agency investigation in San Bernardino County on Friday.
The seizure, which resulted in eight search warrants and 3,700 marijuana plants being seized, was an effort by three different agencies focusing on the unincorporated communities of Newberry Springs and Daggett, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department.
In addition to the plants, authorities also recovered over 50 pounds of processed marijuana.
The county's Commercial Cannabis Ordinance prohibits marijuana cultivation and commercial marijuana activities. Violation of the ordinance is a felony.
All the cultivation operations were also "illegal and not in compliance with California medical marijuana laws," sheriff's officials said.
Authorities arrested one person, Thanh The Dies. Investigators are in the process of identifying and charging other suspects.
The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department Marijuana Enforcement Team, the California National Guard Counterdrug Task Force, and the San Bernardino County Land Use Services Department conducted the investigation.
