SANTA CLARA COUNTY (KRON) — The Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Eradication Team (MET) eradicated marijuana grow in unincorporated Santa Clara County of July 15.
MET eradicated the marijuana grow along UCSC property at Mt. Hamilton and Kincaid Road. During this operation, one suspect was arrested and a stolen assault rifle was seized. The assault rifle was stolen from a location in Sacramento and was loaded with steel penetrator tip rounds.
MET has conducted five operations thus far in 2016. MET has seized over 28,350 marijuana plants, arrested two people and seized one loaded assault rifle.The estimated street value of the seized marijuana is valued at $33 million dollars.
Each of the MET investigations were conducted into illegal marijuana operations that are not in compliance with the State of California laws regarding the use and possession of medicinal marijuana.
Anyone with information on any illegal marijuana operations is asked to contact MET at 408-808-4420.