31 people were arrested, and 23 illegal marijuana grow operations countywide, including four in Landers, were shut down during the fifteenth week of illegal marijuana grow raids. According to Sheriff’s reports, deputies and investigators from the San Bernardino County Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served 23 search warrants at properties in Lucerne Valley, Johnson Valley, Hinkley, El Mirage, Landers, Hesperia, and Phelan from December 6 through December 12 as part of Operation Hammer Strike, week fifteen. During this time, investigators arrested 31 suspects and eradicated 339 greenhouses. Deputies seized 24,061 marijuana plants, 5,283 pounds of processed marijuana, four guns, and over $17,000 in cash. Investigators also eradicated three indoor grow locations, mitigated one electrical bypass, and responded to one house fire caused by illegal indoor marijuana cultivation.
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 illegal cultivation of cannabis and possession of marijuana for sales. 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 – 35700 Block of Granite Road, Lucerne Valley
#4 – Parcel with no address, Johnson Valley
#5 – Parcel with no address, Johnson Valley
#6 – Parcel with no address, Landers
#7 – Parcel with no address, Landers
#8 – Parcel with no address, Landers
#9 – Parcel with no address, Landers
#10 – 23000 Block of Sonoma Street, Hinkley
#11 – Parcel with no address, Adelanto
#12 – Parcel with no address, Adelanto
#13 – Parcel with no address, Adelanto
#14 – 9700 Block of Anaconda, Hesperia
#15 – 1900 Block of El Mirage Road, El Mirage
#16 – Parcel with no address, Hinkley
#17 – 39100 Block of Hinkley Road, Hinkley
#18 – Parcel with no address, Hinkley
#19 – 20800 Block of Oasis Road, Hinkley
#20 – 4500 Block of Del Rosa Road, Phelan
#21 – 1000 Block of Calle de Amistad, El Mirage
#22 – Parcel with no address, El Mirage
#23 – Parcel with no address, El Mirage
SUSPECTS:
Guoyuan Chen, 54 year old male resident of Brooklyn, NY. Location #1
Li Shuxiang, 55 year old female resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #1
Jin Hongze, 52 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #1
Xu Zhe, 39 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #1
Liu Hengzhi, 62 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #1
Chi Yong Lu, 59 year old male resident of Brooklyn, NY. Location #1
Zheng Xiabao, 59 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #1
Young He, 50 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #1
Wu Jensen, 47 year old male resident of Brooklyn, NY. Location #1
Jesus Vargas, 34 year old male resident of Fresno, CA. Location #10
Jesus Zuniga, 37 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #10
Trizzy Nguyen, 28 year old female resident of Hesperia, CA. Location #12
Binh Luu, 47 year old male resident of El Monte, CA. Location #12
Bocheng Chen, 70 year old male resident of El Monte, CA. Location #12
Ha Lieu, 67 year old male resident of Rosemead, CA. Locaton #12
Khin Lieu, 71 year old male resident of Baldwin Park, CA. Location #12
Lin Zhengfang, 68 year old female resident of Baldwin Park, CA. Location #12
Sam Vong, 66 year old female resident of El Monte, CA. Location #12
Ha Ly, 60 year old female resident of Baldwin Park, CA. Location #12
David Liu, 31 year old male resident of Hesperia, CA. Location #12
Leonard Owens, 42 year old male resident of Hesperia, CA. Location #14
Alejandro Mendoza, 28 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #15
Miguel Figuero, 23 year old male resident of San Dimas, CA. Location #15
Javier Antonio, 31 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #15
Omar Ortega, 36 year old male resident of Pearblossom, CA. Location #15
Thomas Santiago, 43 year old male resident of Oxnard, CA. Location #15
Luis Salazar, 55 year old male resident of El Mirage, CA. Location #15
Guadalupa Salazar, 51 year old female resident of El Mirage, CA. Location #15
Damian Bartolomeo, 41 year old male resident of Oxnard, CA. Location #15
Mario Castellanos, 21 year old male resident of El Mirage, CA. Location #15
Nicole Frederick, 27 year old female resident of Hinkley, CA. Location #16
Shane Frederick, 37 year old male resident of Hinkley, CA. Location #16
Hong Wong, 60 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #19
