CDTF reconnaissance flight with Yuba County Sheriff’s Office

Photo By Master Sgt. Holly Bayly | Counterdrug Task Force (CDTF) UH-72 Lakota crew and a Yuba County deputy prepare for a reconnaissance flight within Yuba County to search out illegal marijuana grows 16 July. CDTF works in partnership with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies where a counter-drug nexus is the primary purpose. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/ Master Sgt. Holly Bayly)  

OLIVEHURST, CA, UNITED STATES

07.16.2020

Story by Master Sgt. Holly Bayly 

California Counterdrug Task Force

OLIVEHURST, Calif. – A Counterdrug Task Force (CDTF) UH-72 Lakota out of Stockton flew into Yuba-Sutter Airport in Olivehurst, California, July 16 to meet a deputy from the Yuba County Sheriff’s Office (YCSO) for an air reconnaissance mission to confirm and document suspected areas of illegal marijuana grows. Information collected on this flight will be used for future search warrants the law enforcement agency (LEA) will serve within the county. The Yuba County Sheriff’s Office is one of many LEAs within the state that utilize CDTF assets in order to complete missions such as this one, provided at no cost to the agency.

CDTF works in partnership with federal, state, local and tribal law enforcement agencies where a counter-drug nexus is the primary purpose. Since May of this year, CDTF has assisted Yuba County Sheriff’s Office in seizing 15,000 illegal marijuana plants.

• Date Taken: 07.16.2020
• Date Posted: 08.11.2020 18:36
• Story ID: 375779
• Location: OLIVEHURST, CA, US