Amador County - The Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team, or ACCNET, is celebrating its first successful year of operation in Amador County, and Sheriff’s office statistics show they’ve been keeping busy. “Taking into consideration the operational and administrative needs to bring the team into full operation, ACCNET has had (a number of) successes during its first year of operations,” said Undersheriff James Wegner in a press release. Most notable of these accomplishments are 100 felony arrests, 4 major methamphetamine laboratory seizures and the infiltration of 21 illicit marijuana growing operations. More than 10,400 marijuana plants were confiscated and destroyed during these busts. Another staggering statistic is the volume of drugs and weapons confiscated here in Amador County. Just over 105 pounds of marijuana, a half-pound of methamphetamine, a half gallon of hash oil and approximately 5, 315 different types of pills were among the drugs confiscated. A total of 42 weapons were seized and 90 searches conducted. ACCNET is a multi-agency narcotics enforcement team dedicated to fighting what has become one of the largest law enforcement issues throughout the foothill region in the past decade. ACCNET’s team is comprised of members from a nine separate Amador County and statewide law enforcement agencies, including the District Attorney’s Office, Amador County Child Protective Services, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Justice, the Highway Patrol and the Ione, Jackson and Sutter Creek Police Departments. The agency was the brainchild of Sheriff Martin Ryan and receives operational funding through the Anti-Drug Abuse and California Multi-Jurisdictional Methamphetamine Enforcement Team grants. ACCNET completed its first year on November 1st. Story by Alex Lane (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.).