LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – Compliance checks of 10 marijuana grow sites last week resulted in the eradication of 3,800 marijuana plants.

The compliance checks were conducted in the areas of Jerusalem Valley and Spruce Grove Road in Middletown and Morgan Valley in Lower Lake, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff’s Office.

On Aug. 1 and 2, the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force conducted an eradication effort targeting large scale illegal commercial marijuana cultivation operations, Brooks said.

He said the marijuana grow sites were located during aerial reconnaissance missions conducted earlier in the year.

During the operation, all suspects fled on foot or in vehicles avoiding law enforcement contact, Brooks said.

The grow sites were complex and large scale. Brooks said each grow site averaged 300 to 400 plants.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.