Twelve San Luis Obispo County residents were arrested this week after a two-month investigation into mobile marijuana dispensaries on the Central Coast.
The investigation began after law enforcement agencies learned that several people were selling marijuana through mobile dispensaries in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara and Monterey counties, according to a news release from the San Luis Obispo County Narcotic Task Force.
The dispensaries investigated were Caanafornia Health Services out of Atascadero; Santa Barbara Collective out of Tarzana, in Los Angeles; Open Access Foundation, Trilogy Health Services and Harmonic Alliance out of Paso Robles; and Hopeful Remedies and West Coast Caregiving out of Pismo Beach.
Over a three-day period starting Monday, 50 investigators from local and state law enforcement agencies served search warrants and seized approximately 4 grams of cocaine, 57 pounds of marijuana, 162 marijuana plants, 146 grams of hash and 718 grams of hash oil, with an estimated street value of $3,482,308, according to the news release. Seven firearms and $492,931 in cash also were confiscated.
Additionally, six children were placed into protective custody by the San Luis Obispo County Department of Child Welfare Services, according to the news release.
A dozen people from San Luis Obispo County and three people from Tarzana were arrested on suspicion of various charges, including possession of cocaine for sale, cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and child endangerment.
The people arrested are:
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