The Riverside County Cannabis Regulation Task Force (CRTF) seized more than 34,000 marijuana plants and more than 4,600 pounds of processed cannabis from a hemp farm in the 18700 block of Ridge Street in the unincorporated area of San Jacinto. The business on the property is a permitted industrial hemp farm but is not permitted to grow or sell marijuana, authorities said.
The task force found 124 greenhouses in which marijuana was being cultivated. The plants were removed and seized for destruction.
Additional evidence, including several pounds of marijuana, was discovered the following day during a follow-up search warrant in Temecula at the home of the person with the permit for the industrial hemp farm.
No arrests were made. The investigation is ongoing.
CRTF was formed to protect properly licensed legal cannabis businesses and enforce regulatory requirements that protect the environment and consumers. It does not shut down legally operating facilities but works to ensure fair business practices and to stop criminal activity.
Agencies currently on the task force include the DA’s Bureau of Investigation, the Corona, Hemet, and Riverside police departments, the state Department of Cannabis Control, the California National Guard – Counter Drug Task Force, and the Riverside County Code Enforcement Department.
