San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department (Courtesy)
Between June 06, 2022, and June 19, 2022, investigators from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department – Marijuana Enforcement Team (MET), along with San Bernardino Sheriff’s deputies from several different Patrol Stations, served 27 search warrants at various locations in Apple Valley, Hesperia, Victorville, Phelan, Newberry Springs, Wonder Valley, Joshua Tree, Eastvale, Yucca Valley, Daggett, and New York. MET personnel had received numerous complaints about large outdoor and indoor marijuana cultivations in these areas. Over the past two weeks, San Bernardino County Sheriff’s personnel located and arrested 75 suspects. Investigators seized 33,000 marijuana plants, 7,434.9 pounds of processed marijuana, 11 guns, 2,168 grams of concentrated marijuana, 1,888 vape cartridges containing concentrated marijuana, and over $167,000.00 in cash. Investigators eradicated a total of 163 greenhouses found at these locations, as well as 11 indoor locations. Investigators mitigated one electrical bypass and one THC extraction lab, and recovered one stolen vehicle. One of the firearms seized was found to be reported stolen.
The investigations revealed the cannabis cultivations were not in compliance with California’s Medical and Adult-Use Cannabis Regulation and Safety Act (MAUCRSA) and San Bernardino County’s ordinance prohibiting Commercial Cannabis Activity. San Bernardino County has a law prohibiting Commercial Cannabis Activity, which includes growing marijuana plants outdoors.
The Sheriff’s Gangs/Narcotics Division will continue to enforce California’s cannabis laws and San Bernardino County’s ordinance regarding cannabis cultivation and distribution. Persons found guilty of violating the state law and county ordinance are subject to fines, prosecution, and seizure of property.
Property owners who are growing marijuana or are aware their tenants are growing marijuana on their properties in violation of the state law and local ordinances may also be subject to civil or criminal sanctions. Property owners are encouraged to contact their local law enforcement or code compliance agency to confirm if cultivating cannabis is prohibited or allowed under specific regulations.
The suspects were cited or booked on charges of Cultivation of Cannabis, over six plants, Possession for Sales of Marijuana, Possession of Stolen Property, Illegal Water Discharge, Manufacturing a Controlled Substance, Utility Theft, and Conspiracy.
Anyone with information regarding this investigation is urged to contact the Sheriff’s Gangs/Narcotics Division at (909)387-8400 or NARC-MET@sbcsd.org. Callers wishing to remain anonymous may call the We-tip Hotline at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463), or you may leave the information on the We-Tip Hotline at www.wetip.com.
INCIDENT: Outdoor Marijuana Cultivations-Operation Hammer Strike, Weeks 41 and 42
LOCATION: #1 – 8300 Block of Deep Creek, Apple Valley
#2 – 16200 Block of Hercules, Hesperia
#3 – 15900 Block of Fresno Way, Victorville
#4 – 7600 Block of Phelan Road, Phelan
#5 – 18800 Block of Valencia, Hesperia
#6 – 2600 Block of Falderman, Wonder Valley
#7 – Parcel with no address, Joshua Tree
#8 – 65000 Block of Giant Rock, Joshua Tree
#9 – 13200 Block of Dancy Street, Eastvale
#10 – 32900 Block of Dune Road, Newberry Springs
#11 – 33200 Block of Mountain View, Newberry Springs
#12 – 46700 of Fairview Road, Newberry Springs
#13 – 34900 Block of Piute Road, Newberry Springs
#14 – Parcel with no address, Phelan
#15 – Parcel with no address, Phelan
#16 – 14800 Block of Willow Street, Hesperia
#17 – 7700 Block of Balsa Avenue, Yucca Valley
#18 – 56300 Block of Paseo Las Ninas, Yucca Valley
#19 – 15500 Block of Mesquite, Hesperia
#20 – 9000 Block of Bonanza, Phelan
#21 – 9000 Block of Wolf Drive, Phelan
#22 – 4700 Block of Duncan Road, Phelan
#23 – 15300 Comanche Road, Apple Valley
#24 – 10600 Valley Vista Avenue, Apple Valley
#25 – 36500 Block of Santa Fe Street, Daggett
#26 – 34600 Little Dirt Road, Newberry Springs
#27 – 40 Block of East Broadway, New York, New York
SUSPECT(S): Miguel Villareal, 39 year old male resident of Hesperia, CA. Location #2
Elizabeth Villareal, 37 year old female resident of Hesperia, CA. Location #2
Petros Trunyan, 33 year old male resident of Sacramento, CA. Location #3
Oscar Quintana, 47 year old male resident of Hesperia, CA. Location #5
Terry Kin, 33 year old male resident of San Diego, CA. Location #6
Johnny Vibounphonh, 38 year old male resident of San Diego, CA. Location #6
Jimmy Sourn, 27 year old male resident of San Diego, CA. Location #6
Harry Edwards, 65 year old male resident of Joshua Tree, CA. Location #7
Jesus Lozoya, 23 year old male resident of San Diego, CA. Location #7
Dorothy Lee, 68 year old female resident of Joshua Tree, CA. Location #8
Jose Siveagoday, 24 year old male resident of Perris, CA. Location #12
Jose Salinas, 24 year old male resident of Perris, CA. Location #12
Seonga Kim, 73 year old female resident of Newberry Springs, CA. Location #13
Yan Suqing, 62 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #13
Hongya Jiang, 51 year old female resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #13
Xu Zhang, 37 year old female resident of Monterey Park, CA. Location #13
Daocheng Hong, 40 year old male resident of Pahrump, NV. Location #13
Jianyi Hou, 46 year old male resident of Monterey Park, CA. Location #13
Chengfeng Wang, 55 year old male resident of Reisterstown, MD. Location #13
Jin Chen, 56 year old female resident of New York, NY. Location #13
Hui Jiang, 53 year old male resident of China. Location #13
Qzhao Weng, 46 year old male resident of China. Location #13
Yan Lin, 46 year old female resident of China. Location #13
He Li, 56 year old female resident of China. Location #13
Bin Chen, 35 year old male resident of China. Location #13
Aizhen Yan, 53 year old female resident of China. Location #13
Seong Kim, 75 year old male resident of South Korea. Location #13
Huizhen Wang, 44 year old female resident of Flushing, NY. Location #13
Qiwu Xie, 39 year old male resident of Alhambra, CA. Location #13
Zu Han, 59 year old male resident of Flushing, NY. Location #13
Yue Jiao, 51 year old female resident of Rowland Heights, CA. Location #13
Xiang Liu, 64 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #13
Binyan Chen, 54 year old female resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #13
Renhua Lin, 47 year old male resident of San Gabriel, CA. Location #13
Yixing Sun, 56 year old male resident of West Covina, CA. Location #13
Xinhua Ma, 53 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #13
Chen Dong, 55 year old male resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #13
Gui Xia Liu, 58 year old female resident of Los Angeles, CA. Location #13
Chi Xiang Ni, 63 year old female resident of New York, NY. Location #13
Jesus Alvarez, 24 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #14
Luis Osorio, 23 year old male resident of Wasco, CA. Location #15
Vicente Rendon, 46 year old male resident of Wasco, CA. Location #15
Luis Hernandez, 21 year old male resident of Santa Maria, CA. Location #15
Alejandro Cruz, 23 year old male resident of Oxnard, CA. Location #15
Lionisio Hernandez, 57 year old male resident of Santa Maria, CA. Location #15
Celso Hernandez, 20 year old male resident of Bakersfield, CA. Location #15
Santos Garcia, 22 year old male resident of Bakersfield, CA. Location #15
Sarah Garcia, 27 year old female resident of Salinas, CA. Location #15
Chance Womack, 37 year old male resident of Hesperia, CA. Location #16
Lamonte Savoy, 28 year old male resident of Yucca Valley, CA. Location #17
Quanita Savoy, 47 year old female resident of Yucca Valley, CA. Locations #17
Jonathan Bauml, 39 year old male resident of Yucca Valley, CA. Location #18
Antonio Vega-Diaz, 59 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #20
Alberto Rosas Vega, 30 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #20
Tamy Ahumada, 64 year old female resident of Phelan, CA. Location #20
Gilbert Ahumada, 64 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #20
Leonel Villasenor, 51 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #21
Gary Bilderback, 58 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #22
William Beal, 71 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #22
George Payan, 56 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #22
Bob Wehr, 62 year old male resident of Phelan, CA. Location #22
Brad Keasler, 43 year old male resident of Apple Valley, CA. Location #23
Cheyanne Reseck, 41 year old female resident of Apple Valley, CA. Location #23
Adam Clark, 40 year old male resident of Hesperia, CA. Location #24
Michael Steele, 48 year old male resident of Apple Valley, CA. Location #24
Xuchu Lin, 59 year old male resident of Daggett, CA. Location #25
Jian Xing, 53 year old male resident of Brooklyn, NY. Location #26
Daniel Xu, 35 year old male resident of New York, NY. Location #26
Wenbin Lu, 48 year old male resident of China. Location #26
Fei Hu, 54 year old male resident of Flushing, NY. Location #26
Jian Ping, 61 year old male resident of New York, NY. Location #26
Duan Peng, 30 year old male resident of Mexico. Location #26
Meilong Chen, 55 year old female resident of Brooklyn, NY. Location #26
Quio Yu Zhu, 52 year old female resident of China. Location #26
Zhumeixiu Chu, 56 year old female resident of New York, NY. Location #26
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