Copperopolis, CA…On 08/13/2018 Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team deputies assisted the California Department of Fish and Wildlife with the service of a warrant in the rural area of Heiser Canyon near Copperopolis. No subjects were located upon arrival. Several scientists from the California State Water Board as well as Senior Environmental Scientists from the Department of Fish and Wildlife assisted in the investigation.

517 marijuana plants were eradicated and 20 Fish and Game Code violations were observed. These violations ranged from stream alterations to several areas having trash and other deleterious substances in the waterways.