Ramona Drug Enforcement: 90 Arrests in 5 Months

In a Citizens Advisory Group (CAG) meeting last Thursday at the Ramona Library, Sheriff's Lt. James Bovet updated residents on the various efforts the Sheriff's Department has made in town regarding drug enforcement.

Bovet, who has an extensive background in drug enforcement, gave the CAG a run-down of the drug-related achievements since Dec. 1 of last year.

The big arrests have made the news, such as the chicken ranch arrests in February, the undercover high school arrests last month and the flash bang arrests this month.

But other arrests and seizures have been made, with some impressive numbers from the Sheriff's Department. According to Bovet, in the past five months:

• 90 drug-related arrests have been made
• 20 search warrants have been served
• 5 arrest warrants have been served
• 26 parole searches have been made
• 11 guns have been seized, including pistols and shotguns
• $80,000 has been recovered in stolen property
• 6 stolen vehicles have been recovered
• 29 grams of methamphetamine have been seized
• 1.7 pounds of heroin have been seized
• 149 marijuana plants have been seized
• 7 pounds of process marijuana have been seized
• 300 prescription pills have been seized
• $47,000 in cash has been recovered

The next CAG meeting is tentatively planned for Aug. 22 at 6:30 p.m. in the Ramona Library. Patch will keep residents updated as the meeting draws closer.

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