Mendocino Sheriff begins cannabis eradication effort, “Operation Clean Sweep” with National Guard, CDFW (updated 6/16)

UPDATED 7/16/19 — Mendocino County’s Sheriff Tom Allman gave a brief update concerning the cannabis enforcement operation to the county’s board of supervisors this morning before the regularly scheduled agenda items, as another convoy was spotted by Laytvonille residents heading up Spy Rock Rd. for the second morning in a row.

Law enforcement have stated that the targeted sites have been selected based on a lack of permits and impacts to the environment, particularly the Eel River watershed. Allman told the supervisors this morning that staff from the statewide cultivation licensing agency, CalCannabis, were accompanying law enforcement officials in order to examine the scope of environmental damage at the targeted sites. He added that four staff members from Governor Gavin Newsom’s office would also be accompanying the raids to see the targeted grows and witness the operation. Allman also said that he would be working with the U.S. District Attorney’s office to see if any of the violations should result in federal charges.