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News Release

Illegal Marijuana Search Warrants - 06/01/21

INCIDENT DATE AND TIME:  January 1st – June 1st, 2021

REPORTING DEPUTY: Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team

DETAILS:

Since January 1st, 2021, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has conducted 13 alleged illegal marijuana cultivation search warrant operations within Josephine County.  These operations took place near the following locations:

  • Redwood Hwy/Midway Ave
  • 500 block of Azalea Dr
  • 4000 block of Galice Rd
  • 3000 block of Rockydale Rd
  • 1000 block of E Fork Rd
  • 1000 block of Boundary Ln
  • 4000 block of Redwood Hwy
  • 2000 block of Lake Shore Dr
  • 6000 block of Rockydale Rd
  • 2000 block of Cheney Creek Rd
  • 8000 block of Monument Dr
  • 100 block of Queen of Bronze Rd
  • 27000 block of Redwood Hwy

 
Many of these operations have been conducted in partnership with other law enforcement agencies. Those agencies include the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET), Rogue Area Drug Enforcement Team (OSP, GPDPS, Parole and Probation), Oregon State Police, Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET, Jackson County SO, Medford PD), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Josephine County Code Enforcement, Oregon State Health Administration, the Josephine County Watermaster and Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
 
To date this year the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has seized:
Total Plants: 96,673    
Firearms: 46
Cash: $616,068
Equipment: Multiple water pumps, generators, and heavy machinery        
 
Cash seized following forfeiture (due to Oregon law) can only be used for training and equipment.  It cannot be used to fund operations or personnel.
 
Due to the ongoing nature of the investigations, names of suspects, exact locations, dates, and times of the operations are not being released.  As our citizens have seen this year, cultivation sites in the marijuana industry are more robust and have grown.  Your Sheriff’s Office is committed to combating the illegal grows within Josephine County.  You can expect routine informational press releases in the future.
 

Illegal Marijuana Search Warrants - 06/01/21

INCIDENT DATE AND TIME:  January 1st – June 1st, 2021

REPORTING DEPUTY: Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team

DETAILS:

Since January 1st, 2021, the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has conducted 13 alleged illegal marijuana cultivation search warrant operations within Josephine County.  These operations took place near the following locations:

  • Redwood Hwy/Midway Ave
  • 500 block of Azalea Dr
  • 4000 block of Galice Rd
  • 3000 block of Rockydale Rd
  • 1000 block of E Fork Rd
  • 1000 block of Boundary Ln
  • 4000 block of Redwood Hwy
  • 2000 block of Lake Shore Dr
  • 6000 block of Rockydale Rd
  • 2000 block of Cheney Creek Rd
  • 8000 block of Monument Dr
  • 100 block of Queen of Bronze Rd
  • 27000 block of Redwood Hwy

 
Many of these operations have been conducted in partnership with other law enforcement agencies. Those agencies include the Josephine Marijuana Enforcement Team (JMET), Rogue Area Drug Enforcement Team (OSP, GPDPS, Parole and Probation), Oregon State Police, Illegal Marijuana Enforcement Team (IMET, Jackson County SO, Medford PD), Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA), Josephine County Code Enforcement, Oregon State Health Administration, the Josephine County Watermaster and Department of Environmental Quality, Oregon Department of Agriculture, and the Oregon Liquor Control Commission.
 
To date this year the Josephine County Sheriff’s Office has seized:
Total Plants: 96,673    
Firearms: 46
Cash: $616,068
Equipment: Multiple water pumps, generators, and heavy machinery        
 
Cash seized following forfeiture (due to Oregon law) can only be used for training and equipment.  It cannot be used to fund operations or personnel.
 
Due to the ongoing nature of the investigations, names of suspects, exact locations, dates, and times of the operations are not being released.  As our citizens have seen this year, cultivation sites in the marijuana industry are more robust and have grown.  Your Sheriff’s Office is committed to combating the illegal grows within Josephine County.  You can expect routine informational press releases in the future.