The Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team, or ACCNET, has just released the details of two major drug and weapons busts in the local area. On Friday April 4, 2008, as part of an on-going investigation, members of ACCNET, assisted by the Calaveras Narcotics Enforcement Unit, were conducting surveillance of a confirmed Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization methamphetamine laboratory site located in a rural ranch east of San Andreas in Calaveras County. Surveillance units identified two vehicles suspected to be associated with the lab. That afternoon, one of the vehicles was detained at the intersection of Sadie Lane and Doster Road as it attempted to leave the area. Four suspects, one of whom was only 17-years old, were detained and then arrested. A search of the lab site revealed evidence of the on-going manufacture of methamphetamine, miscellaneous chemicals necessary for the manufacture of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of processed marijuana. Also seized from the site was a dismantled clandestine laboratory with the production capability of 10 to 20 pounds per cook process. This site had been active for approximately 3 years and connected to several dump sites that were found in the vicinity of the lab. The site also contained a make-shift green house containing fifteen marijuana plants. While processing the lab site, the owner of the property was contacted, interviewed and subsequently arrested. In addition, on Friday, April 25, ACCNET agents assisted by Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputies, Calaveras Narcotics Enforcement Unit and the Amador County Probation Department served search warrant and arrest warrants at 6578 Jackson Valley Rd in Ione.
At the main residence, two suspects were detained, interviewed and subsequently arrested. Documents supporting their involvement in a conspiracy to purchase precursor chemicals for the manufacture of methamphetamine, a loaded handgun, a French military rifle and two shotguns were located. What was most bizarre was a tree house located on the property that had been converted into a one bedroom studio. Two more suspects were found and arrested in the tree house. The Calaveras Sheriff’s Department Hazardous Materials Response Unit and the California Department of Justice processed the laboratory evidence. Amador County Environmental Health Department responded to access the site for chemical contamination and remediation of the property.
The Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team, or ACCNET, has just released the details of two major drug and weapons busts in the local area. On Friday April 4, 2008, as part of an on-going investigation, members of ACCNET, assisted by the Calaveras Narcotics Enforcement Unit, were conducting surveillance of a confirmed Mexican Drug Trafficking Organization methamphetamine laboratory site located in a rural ranch east of San Andreas in Calaveras County. Surveillance units identified two vehicles suspected to be associated with the lab. That afternoon, one of the vehicles was detained at the intersection of Sadie Lane and Doster Road as it attempted to leave the area. Four suspects, one of whom was only 17-years old, were detained and then arrested. A search of the lab site revealed evidence of the on-going manufacture of methamphetamine, miscellaneous chemicals necessary for the manufacture of methamphetamine and 1.2 pounds of processed marijuana. Also seized from the site was a dismantled clandestine laboratory with the production capability of 10 to 20 pounds per cook process. This site had been active for approximately 3 years and connected to several dump sites that were found in the vicinity of the lab. The site also contained a make-shift green house containing fifteen marijuana plants. While processing the lab site, the owner of the property was contacted, interviewed and subsequently arrested. In addition, on Friday, April 25, ACCNET agents assisted by Amador County Sheriff’s Deputies, El Dorado County Sheriff’s Deputies, Calaveras Narcotics Enforcement Unit and the Amador County Probation Department served search warrant and arrest warrants at 6578 Jackson Valley Rd in Ione. 
At the main residence, two suspects were detained, interviewed and subsequently arrested. Documents supporting their involvement in a conspiracy to purchase precursor chemicals for the manufacture of methamphetamine, a loaded handgun, a French military rifle and two shotguns were located. What was most bizarre was a tree house located on the property that had been converted into a one bedroom studio. Two more suspects were found and arrested in the tree house. The Calaveras Sheriff’s Department Hazardous Materials Response Unit and the California Department of Justice processed the laboratory evidence. Amador County Environmental Health Department responded to access the site for chemical contamination and remediation of the property.
