TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheriff-Coroner
MEETING DATE: March 15, 2022
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kendall
PHONE:
463-4085
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Resolution Recognizing, Endorsing, and Accepting the Technical and Financial Support Provided to the Mendocino County by the Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities (NCSSC) to Address Criminal Activities Associated with the Illegal Cultivation of Cannabis by Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO)
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
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Adopt Resolution recognizing, endorsing, and accepting the technical and financial support provided to the Mendocino County by the Northern California Coalition to Safeguard Communities (NCSSC) to address criminal activities associated with the illegal cultivation of cannabis by DTO; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
None.
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
The illegal cultivation, distribution and sales of cannabis by international Drug Trafficking Organizations (DTO) is a pervasive problem throughout Mendocino County and other regions of Northern California. Local law enforcement agencies in Northern California do not have the resources to independently address the breadth and depth of criminal activity attendant to DTO-controlled cannabis operations. The evolving legal landscape surrounding the cultivation of cannabis has rendered old enforcement strategies significantly less effective. There is an emerging understanding of the environmental damage caused by these operations, as well as their connection to human trafficking in the form of coerced labor. To better address the criminal activity associated with DTO-controlled cannabis operations, law enforcement officials in the counties of Butte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino and Trinity have joined together in a collaborative effort that will promote the sharing of information, resources an...
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