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Thirty-two (32) Counter-Cannabis Field Operations were conducted during this grant period. Our personnel also assisted other law enforcement agencies within the State of Hawaii in their operations. A total of 158,138 marijuana plants and 55.6 pounds of dried processed marijuana were recovered. The following is a list of some noted events: a. 4,043 marijuana plots were identified and plants eradicated. b. 868 cannabis-related cases were developed. c. 167 cultivation and 562 cannabis-related arrests, for a total of 729 arrests made. d. Investigation of four indoor operations were initiated. e. Assets, vehicles, currency and real property valued at $257,000 were seized for forfeiture. We continue to send our personnel to training such as the Western States Intelligence Network (WSIN), California Narcotic Officers Association (CNOA) and other sessions to remain current on technological and investigative approaches, as well as keeping up with current issues regarding marijuana. Other goal and objective achievements are previously addressed in the Program Description narrative. 3. PROGRAM ACTIVITIES: We have identified and arrested individuals who were identified as large-scale cultivators and distributors. Our efforts have led to inter-agency and multi-jurisdiction investigations, some of which are pending. Most investigations entail execution of search warrants. The following is a list of notable investigations: a. On March 2, 1996, 94 growing marijuana plants and 22.6 pounds of marijuana seeds were recovered during the execution of a search warrant on a residence in Captain Cook, Kona. b. On June 21, 1996, 473 cultivated plants were recovered during the execution of a search warrant at a residence in Black Sands Subdivision, Puna. The suspect, a - 2 -