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15 ARRESTED, OVER 12,000 MARIJUANA PLANTS AND 92 POUNDS OF MUSHROOMS SEIZED IN WEEK 19 OF COUNTY ILLEGAL GROW RAIDS

15 people were arrested, and 31 illegal marijuana grow operations countywide were shut down, including one in Twentynine Palms, one in Morongo Valley, and two in Yucca Valley, during the nineteenth week of illegal marijuana grow raids. According to Sheriff’s reports, deputies and investigators from the San Bernardino County Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served 31 search warrants at properties in Lucerne Valley, Morongo Valley, Yucca Valley, Twentynine Palms, Adelanto, Hesperia, Pinon Hills, Phelan, Fontana, Victorville, Newberry Springs, El Mirage, Upland, and El Monte from January 3 through January 9 as part of Operation Hammer Strike, week nineteen. During this time, investigators arrested 15 suspects and eradicated 122 greenhouses, including 12 indoor locations. Deputies seized 12,370 marijuana plants, 3,361.7 pounds of processed marijuana, eight guns, and over $55,000 in cash. Investigators also seized 92.5 pounds of Psilocybin mushrooms, mitigated one electrical bypass and recovered one stolen recreational vehicle.

The raids came as a result of numerous complaints received regarding large outdoor marijuana cultivations in the areas. The suspects were cited or booked on charges of cultivation of cannabis, over six plants, possession for sales of marijuana, illegal water discharge, and conspiracy. A complete list of suspects and raided properties is available below.

LOCATIONS:

#1 – Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#2 – Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley 
#3 – Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#4 – Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#5 – Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#6 – Parcel with no address, Morongo Valley
#7 – 51500 Block of 29 Palms Highway, Twentynine Palms
#8 – 54500 Block of Benecia Trail, Yucca Valley
#9 – 5100 Block of Old Woman Springs, Yucca Valley
#10 – 15700 Block of Horizon Way, Adelanto
#11 – 6700 Block of Serrano, Hesperia
#12 – 700 Block of Pinon, Pinon Hills
#13 – 11000 Block of Valle Vista, Phelan
#14 – 16000 Block of Maestro Way, Fontana
#15 – 12200 Block of Buena Vista, Pinon Hills
#16 – Parcel with no address, El Mirage
#17 – 14600 Block of Nelson Avenue, Victorville
#18 – 9500 Block of Verbena Road, Phelan
#19 – 100 Block of South Sultana, Upland
#20 – 14000 Block of Jockey Lane, Victorville
#21 – 48200 Block of Morgan Lane, Newberry Springs
#22 – 47900 Block of Palo Verde Lane, Newberry Springs
#23 – 33000 Block of Mountain View, Newberry Springs
#24 – 33200 Block of Mountain View, Newberry Springs
#25 – 45500 Block of Whetrock Road, Newberry Springs
#26 – 34800 Block of Newberry Road, Newberry Springs
#27 – Parcel with no address, El Mirage
#28 – Parcel with no address, El Mirage
#29 – Parcel with no address, El Mirage
#30 – Parcel with no address, El Mirage
#31 – 100 Block of Eagle Nest Drive, El Monte 

SUSPECTS:

Hector Munguia, 35 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #2
Andrew Gorman, 31 year old male resident of Yucca Valley, CA. Location #8
Jomo Fuller, 44 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #13
Pamela Fuller, 52 year old female resident of Phelan, CA. Location #13
Juan Alvarado, 28 year old male resident of Pinon Hills, CA. Location #15
Melissa Alvarado, 30 year old female resident of Pinon Hills, CA. Location #15
Javier Arreola, 31 year old male resident of Modesto, CA. Location #16
Alex Sengaloune, 50 year old male resident of San Diego, CA. Location #21
Edwin Velasquez-Alvarez, 19 year old male resident of Newberry Springs, CA. Location #24
Phanvilay Phouang, 56 year old female resident of Newberry Springs, CA. Location #26
Luis Sanchez, 26 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #27
Manuel Gonzalez, 27 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #27
Albaro Isidro, 37 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #29
Francisco Catrojon, 54 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #30
Xiongbing Shi, 31 year old male resident of El Monte, CA. Location #31


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