SANTA ROSA COUNTY

SHERIFFS OFFICE

Sheriff Wendell Hall

Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office #1 in the State for Outdoor Marijuana Eradication in 2009

The United States Drug Enforcement Administration Domestic Cannabis Eradication Program/Suppression Program and the Florida Domestic Marijuana Eradication Program recently released their 2009 Annual Report concerning statistics from all counties that participate in the eradication of marijuana. This report revealed that the Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office was number one in the State of Florida for the eradication of outdoor marijuana growing activities. The Santa Rosa County Sheriff's Office had the highest statistics in both arrests and number of plants eradicated during outdoor grow eradication. 19 suspects were arrested, and 1998 marijuana plants were seized and destroyed in 2009 by our agency. The efforts of the Sheriff's Office, and all participating law enforcement agencies has, and will continue, to prove that we have a substantial impact on domestically cultivated marijuana in the State. The eradication of marijuana plants at the source immediately has a large impact against drug dealing and abuse by reducing the availability of marijuana on the streets of Santa Rosa County , and the rest of the State of Florida .

Press Release By:

Sgt. Scott Haines

Media Relations Unit (850) 981-2136 or shaines@srso.net