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Cannabis lab raided in Diamond Bar

Staff Reports

DIAMOND BAR – A hash oil extraction lab was found in a Diamond Bar home Wednesday, March 23.  Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department (LASD) narcotics investigators assigned to the Walnut/Diamond Bar Station team served a search warrant at approximately 1:30 p.m. at a residence located in the 200 block of South Rock River Road.

LASD narcotics detectives discovered an active honey oil marijuana extraction lab, where approximately one pound total of concentrated cannabis and unfinished cannabis product were seized. Detectives arrested five suspects, two females and three males, all between the ages of 18 and 23.  Four of the suspects were residents of the location.

Honey oil, or hash oil, is THC that has been extracted from marijuana by the use of different solvents and heat.  People who try to create honey oil can injure themselves or cause an explosion in the process.

The street value for the concentrated cannabis was estimated at approximately $15,000 and $70,000 for the unfinished cannabis product. Additionally, two vials containing approximately two ounces of liquid LSD (lysergic acid diethylamide) were also seized.  The street value for the liquid LSD was estimated at about $15,000. Approximately $6,000 in U.S. currency was also seized.

Detectives from the Los Angeles Interagency Metropolitan Police Apprehension Crime Task Force (LA IMPACT) Clandestine Laboratory Team responded and are assisting LASD narcotics investigators in processing the scene and collecting evidence.

Anyone with information about this incident is encouraged to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Walnut/Diamond Bar Station, Detective Burnside at (909) 595-2264.

If you prefer to provide information anonymously, you may call “Crime Stoppers” by dialing (800) 222-TIPS (8477), or texting the letters TIPLA plus your tip to CRIMES (274637), or by using the website http://lacrimestoppers.org.