NEWBERRY SPRINGS — The San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department seized more than 11,000 marijuana plants along with other contraband and arrested more than 30 people at 17 locations in Newberry Springs this week, officials announced Wednesday.The Sheriff’s Department's Marijuana Enforcement Team, Gang Team and law enforcement officers from C.A.M.P (Campaign Against Marijuana Planting) conducted investigations resulting in the service of 17 search warrants on Monday and Tuesday.
Officials say the locations were found to have large-scale outdoor marijuana cultivations in unsecured, fenced-in areas. Authorities say all of the marijuana cultivation operations were illegal and not in compliance with California medical marijuana laws or a county ordinance banning outdoor marijuana cultivation.
Deputies also seized more than 170 pounds of processed marijuana, a pound of methamphetamine, psychedelic mushrooms and three guns. The suspects were released with citations and will appear in court at a later date. The Sheriff’s Gang Team was in the area actively looking for a wanted subject and arrested two convicted felons. Deputies found firearms, methamphetamine packaged for sales and mushrooms. The investigation will be sent to the San Bernardino County District Attorney’s Office for possible prosecution.
The warrants were served in the 46600 block of Fairview Road, the 47000 block of Tonopah Street, the 43900 block of Cottonwood Road, the 46700 block of Nottingham Road, the 32400 block of Fremont Road, the 31900 block of Becker Road, the 47800 block of Prism Avenue, the 46700 block of Fairview Road, the 49100 block of Bedford Road, the 38500 block of Hacienda Road, the 49000 block of Royalty Drive, the 35700 block of Fremont Road, the 48700 block of Lani Kai Road, the 34600 block of Troy Road, the 33900 block of Harvard Road and the 32100 block of Newberry Road.
The suspects arrested or cited include Louie Inthkod, 30, Tennessee; Amphone Kanjanabout, 69, Tennessee; Sang Somsanitm, 64, Tennessee; Patthand Rasuong, 41, Tennessee; Bollawin Phomthisene, 57, Tennessee; Khambung Phomthisene, 65, Tennessee; Konthong Inthauong, 71, Tennessee; Lam Phay, 74, Porterville; Kham Phomthisene, 54, Porterville; Houmphan Nothammavong, 63, Porterville; Kwang Upshaw, 68, North Carolina; Phiou Phomthisene, 56, North Carolina; Wilaiwick Chandrkaew, 59, Tennessee; Yong Phathanak, 57, Tennessee; King Somsanith, 64, Tennessee; Vixiane Inthiranod, 59, Tennessee; Chith Nothammavong, 59, Tennessee; Khammoune Soundara, 45, Newberry Springs; Suney Silakone, 25, Newberry Springs; Bollnlouane Vongphakdy, 58, Newberry Springs; Phothong Bollnlouane, 33, Newberry Springs; Everado Olivera, 66, Newberry Springs; Arturo Barrios, 25, Newberry Springs; Khamphou Phonmaxaysy, 55, Newberry Springs; Michael Hoang, 52, Newberry Springs; Waukee Rodthong, 25, Newberry Springs; Tina Rodthong, 38, Newberry Springs; Sisongkham Bounyasan, 37, Newberry Springs; Socurro Alvarado-Silva, 23, Newberry Springs; Rosa Gutierrez, 29, Huntington Park; Santiago Ayala-Ceja, 30, Ukiah; Frederic Thongsythavong, 35, Ukiah; Ma Hongthamacy, 61, Newberry Springs; Uanh Hongthamacy, 55, Newberry Springs; Linda Underwood, 57, Newberry Springs; Steven Wilkinson, 59, Newberry Springs; and Samuel Ogas, 33, Newberry Springs.