49 people were arrested, and 46 illegal marijuana grow operations countywide were shut down, including four in Twentynine Palms, one in Wonder Valley, two in Landers, and three in Joshua Tree during the twenty-ninth and thirtieth weeks of illegal marijuana grow raids. According to Sheriff’s reports, deputies and investigators from the San Bernardino County Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET) served 46 search warrants at properties in Lucerne Valley, Apple Valley, Hesperia, Twentynine Palms, Landers, Running Springs, Big Bear, Huntington Beach, Claremont, Pinon Hills, Phelan, Fontana, Highland, Yucaipa, Joshua Tree, and Hinkley from March 14 through March 27 as part of Operation Hammer Strike, weeks twenty-nine and thirty. During this time, investigators arrested 49 suspects and eradicated 191 greenhouses, including 14 indoor locations. Deputies seized 50,034 marijuana plants, 3,008 pounds of processed marijuana, 41,164 grams of concentrated marijuana, eight guns, and over $163,000 in cash. Investigators also mitigated four electrical bypasses and one THC extraction lab.
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, manufacturing a controlled substance, utility theft, 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 – 13900 Block of Okesa Road, Apple Valley
#5 – Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#6 – 13900 Block of Okesa Road, Apple Valley
#7 – 7900 Block of Escobedo Avenue, Hesperia
#8 – Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#9 – Parcel with no address, Lucerne Valley
#10 – 15500 Block of Ranchero Road, Hesperia
#11 – Parcel with no address, Twentynine Palms
#12 – Parcel with no address, Twentynine Palms
#13 – 60700 Block of Stagemans, Landers
#14 – 60300 Block of Terry Lane, Landers
#15 – 32800 Block of Deer Lick Avenue, Running Springs
#16 – 1000 Block of Anita Avenue, Big Bear
#17 – 16700 Block of Blanton Lane, Huntington Beach
#18 – 1100 Block of Shepherd Way, Claremont
#19 – 12200 Block of Mountain Road, Pinon Hills
#20 – 12300 Block of Nugget Road, Phelan
#21 – Parcel with no address, Phelan
#22 – 5800 Block of Coyote Road, Phelan
#23 – 15900 Block of Norte Dame, Fontana
#24 – 6800 Block of Grove Avenue, Highland
#25 – 6600 Block of Orangewood, Highland
#26 – 7000 Block of Lawson Court, Highland
#27 – 13100 Block of 6th Place, Yucaipa
#28 – 82900 Block of Lori Lisa Drive, Twentynine Palms
#29 – 80500 Block of Norman Road, Wonder Valley
#30 – 81600 Block of Raymond Drive, Twentynine Palms
#31 – Parcel with no address, Joshua Tree
#32 – Parcel with no address, Joshua Tree
#33 – Parcel with no address, Joshua Tree
#34 – 10800 Block of Chickasaw Trail, Lucerne Valley
#35 – Parcel with no address, Hinkley
#36 – Parcel with no address, Hinkley
#37 – Parcel with no address, Hinkley
#38 – Parcel with no address, Hinkley
#39 – Parcel with no address, Hinkley
#40 – 21400 Block of Brown Ranch, Hinkley
#41 – 5000 Block of Hawks Ridge Road, Hesperia
#42 – 4900 Block of Dukes Country Road, Hesperia
#43 – 12200 Block of Baldy Mesa Road, Phelan
#44 – 13800 Block of Wilson Ranch Road, Phelan
#45 – Parcel with no address, Phelan
#46 – 4600 Block of Luna Road, Phelan
SUSPECTS:
Harutyun Apinyan, 27 year old male resident of Burbank, CA. Location #4
Eduard Aghavelyan, 35 year old male resident of Glendale, CA. Location #4
Henry Hernandez, 24 year old male resident of San Jacinto, CA. Location #5
Celine Zhao, 51 year old female resident of Claremont, CA. Location #10
Guo Chuem, 48 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #10
James Harbert, 44 year old male resident of Big Bear, CA. Location #16
Ryan Bender, 41 year old male resident of Huntington Beach, CA. Location #17
Jana Summerville, 45 year old female resident of Huntington Beach, CA. Location #17
Osbaldo Linares, 20 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #19
Joel Tapia, 27 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #19
Pedro Hernandez, 29 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #19
Jorge Lopez, 24 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #19
Maricela Gonzalez, 44 year old female resident of Mexico. Location #19
Alma Vega, 24 year old female resident of Mexico. Location #19
Jose Perez, 40 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #21
Juan Juarez, 34 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #21
Giovanni Zarco, 31 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #21
Michael Cobb, 45 year old male resident of Highland, CA. Location #24
Huajun Wang, 50 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #25
Vanessa Martinez, 34 year old female resident of Beaumont, CA. Location #26
Jose Felix, 21 year old male resident of Rock Hill, SC. Location #28
Milton Lopez, 27 year old male resident of Rock Hill, SC. Location #28
Chau Pho, 44 year old male resident of San Jose, CA. Location #28
Phimmasone Vibounphonh, 59 year old female resident of San Diego, CA. Location #29
Fred James, 87 year old male resident of Wonder Valley, CA. Location #30
Luis-Manuel Pila, 27 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #31
Isaiah Smith, 25 year old male resident of Arizona. Location #34
Yan Guangzhou, 49 year old female resident of Monterey Park, CA. Location #35
Tianjie Zhang, 38 year old male resident of Monterey Park, CA. Location #35
Shan You Chen, 46 year old male resident of Elmhurst, NY. Location #35
Chang Le Lin, 58 year old male resident of Brooklyn, NY. Location #35
Dequan Lu, 62 year old male resident of Sacramento, CA. Location #35
Cun Kiu Loung, 50 year old female resident of Sacramento, CA. Location #35
Mauricio Hernandez, 40 year old male resident of Pomona, CA. Location #35
Jesus Ambriz, 27 year old male resident of Merced, CA. Location #36
Servando Hernandez-Ortiz, 27 year old male resident of Merced, CA. Location #36
Jose Rosales, 27 year old male resident of Perris, CA. Location #36
Jose Dejesus Ledesma, 54 year old male resident of Hinkley, CA. Location #40
Gloria Trejo, 53 year old female resident of Hinkley, CA. Location #40
Guan Xiang Jiang, 40 year old male resident of Kent, OH. Location #41
Qi Hui Chen, 49 year old male resident of Rancho Cucamonga, CA. Location #41
Ai Zhen Liu, 39 year old female resident of Brooklyn, NY. Location #41
Angel Romero, 32 year old male resident of Victorville, CA. Location #43
Julia Blanco, 70 year old female resident of Phelan, CA. Location #46
Fernando Blanco, 67 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #46
Missael Valdesosornio, 34 year old male resident of Fairfield, CA. Location #46
Ulises Alvarez, 18 year old male resident of Sacramento, CA. Location #46
Jose Alvarez, 24 year old male resident of Sacramento, CA. Location #4
