Illegal cannabis crack-down: HCSO Drug Enforcement Unit serves 3 warrants

Humboldt County, Ca., (KIEM)- Three warrants are served for illegal cannabis grows near County Line Road. On August 16, Humboldt County Sheriff’s deputies eradicated 854 illegally grown cannabis plants. They would seize about 91 pounds of processed product, and 141 pounds of cannabis shake. Three firearms and over $36,000 in cash were also seized.

Two people 53-year-old Jeffrey Hendrich and 43-year-old Franklin Jackson have been cited and released on criminal charges, for cannabis cultivation, possession of marijuana for sales.

Assisting agencies (The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, Humboldt County
Environmental Health and HAZMAT Unit and the Humboldt County Planning and Building
Department) may also file civil fines and citations.

Assisting agencies found the following violations:
– Seven stream crossing violations (up to $8,000 fine per day, per violation)
– One water diversion violation (up to $8,000 fine per day, per violation)
– Nine water pollution violations (up to $20,000 fine per day, per violation)
– Two depositing trash in or near a waterway violations (up to $20,000 fine per day, per violation)
– Failure to label hazardous waste (up to $70,000 fine per day, per violation)
– No lids on hazardous waste (up to $70,000 fine per day, per violation)
– Failure to establish a Hazardous Materials Business Plan (up to $5,000 fine per day, per
violation)
– Commercial cannabis ordinance violations (up to $10,000 fine per day)
– Improper storage and removal of solid waste violations (up to $25,000 fine per day, per
violation)
– Grading without a permit violations (up to $10,000 fine per day, per violation)
– Building without a permit violations (up to $10,000 fine per day, per violation)
– Sewage violations
– Junk vehicles violations

Anyone with information about these cases or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

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