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Marijuana Cultivation / Electrical Theft Search Warrant and Arrests

Contributed — Fri, 02 Apr 2021 19:00:00 +0000

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On Wednesday, March 31, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department served a narcotic related search warrant in the 300 block of Canary Court, in the City of San Jacinto. During the service of the search warrant it was discovered the residence had been converted into an illegal marijuana cultivation operation. The electrical meter had been bypassed, so the residents were able to steal electricity from Southern California Edison to run their illegal operation. Per Southern California Edison, preliminary estimate puts the theft of electricity to be over $80,000. Seven rooms inside the residence had been converted into rooms to specifically grow marijuana. 727 marijuana plants were seized and submitted for destruction. Huanlong He, 32 year old resident of San Gabriel, and Qiuju Chen, 36 year old resident of Oakland, were located during the service of the search warrant and arrested for marijuana cultivation and theft of electricity:

Huanglong He
Qiuju Chen

Both He and Chen were booked into the Larry Smith Correctional Facility.

The goal of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is to keep all of our citizens safe while also improving the quality of life for those residing within the community. If you suspect drug activity in your area, please contact your local Sheriff’s Station. The Hemet Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 791-3400 and the San Jacinto Sheriff’s Station can be reached at (951) 654-2702.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact Deputy Scott Milburn at the San Jacinto Sheriff Station by calling (951) 654-2702.

For media inquiries regarding this incident please contact the Media Information Bureau.

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Illegal Marijuana Cultivation and Electrical Theft Search Warrant

Contributed — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 17:00:00 +0000

On Friday, January 29, 2021, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department served a narcotic related search warrant in the 200 block of La Boca Street, in the City of San Jacinto. During the service of the search warrant it was discovered the residence had been converted into an illegal marijuana cultivation operation. The electrical meter had been bypassed, so the residents were able to steal electricity from Southern California Edison to run their illegal operation. Eight rooms inside the residence had been converted into rooms to specifically grow marijuana. 1,286 marijuana plants were seized and submitted for destruction. 32 year old San Francisco resident Huihua Xiong and 63 year old San Gabriel resident Huang Jiande were located during the service of the search warrant and were arrested for marijuana cultivation:

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact Deputy Kevin Farag at the San Jacinto Sheriff Station by calling (951) 654-2702.

For media inquiries regarding this incident please contact the Media Information Bureau.

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Illegal Marijuana Cultivation and Electrical Theft

Contributed — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 23:00:00 +0000

On Thursday, December 10, 2020, personnel from the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department served a narcotic related search warrant in the 2800 block of Hartley Parkway, in the City of San Jacinto. During the service of the search warrant it was discovered the residence had been converted into an illegal marijuana cultivation operation. The electrical meter had been bypassed, so the residents were able to steal electricity from Southern California Edison to run their illegal operation. Per Southern California Edison, preliminary estimate puts the theft of electricity to be over $25,000. Six rooms inside the residence had been converted into rooms to specifically grow marijuana. 692 marijuana plants were seized and submitted for destruction. The following subject was located during the service of the search warrant and was arrested for marijuana cultivation:

45 year old San Gabriel resident Feiyang Lei

Lei was booked into the Larry Smith Correctional Facility. Lei’s criminal charges include illegal marijuana cultivation and theft of electricity.

Anyone with information on this case is encouraged to contact Deputy Brad Marshall at the San Jacinto Sheriff Station by calling (951) 537-6393.

For media inquiries regarding this incident please contact the Media Information Bureau.

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