The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department was out in force in the tiny mountain community of Anza on Tuesday conducting various marijuana raids.
#AnzaValley ? Heavy police activity throughout the Anza Valley today. There is no threat to public safety. #MarijuanaEradication
***MEDIA: additional information will be provided via Twitter throughout the day. We have no additional releasable information at this time. pic.twitter.com/BjmzaQewvT
— Riverside County Sheriff's Dept (@RSO) June 5, 2019
The department alerted that there would be a large police presence in the morning and, based on the images and videos shared on social media, they weren’t lying:
#AnzaValley Update #1
Law enforcement deputies and officers continue to investigate illegal marijuana grows in the Anza Valley. Heavy police activity continues. No additional information available. https://t.co/GqV4fcHptt pic.twitter.com/QByQLKtxzB
— Riverside County Sheriff's Dept (@RSO) June 5, 2019
The department says that over 100 locations were searched and, in addition to the marijuana, several firearms were seized, and there were “around a dozen arrests”:
#AnzaValley ? Final Update:
Deputies and Officers are still actively investigating illegal marijuana grows.
As of now, several firearms were seized, over one hundred locations searched, and about a dozen arrests.
A PR will be published with final stats this evening https://t.co/PjmV851TSH pic.twitter.com/BM2HHyOVLv
— Riverside County Sheriff's Dept (@RSO) June 5, 2019
