Crime & Safety
Cannabis, Weapons Seized During Santa Cruz County Search Warrant
Sheriff's Office investigators assigned to the Cannabis Licensing Office served a criminal search warrant at a residence on Sunlit Lane.
Press release from the County of Santa Cruz:
This week, Sheriff’s Office personnel assigned to the Cannabis Licensing Office conducted enforcement activities at Bonny Doon residence, confiscating cannabis and weapons from an unlicensed cannabis operation.
On March 10th, 2021, Sheriff’s Office investigators assigned to the Cannabis Licensing Office served a criminal search warrant at a residence in the 200 block of Sunlit Lane. During the search investigators located 424 cannabis plants under cultivation, 43.6 pounds of processed cannabis, and 16 rifles in various forms of assembly. It appeared the suspect was also manufacturing high power, semi-automatic rifles.
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One rifle was outfitted with a silencer. The cannabis and firearms were seized, and the case will be forwarded to the District Attorney’s Office.
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