Law enforcement agencies from Sacramento County and Calaveras County conducted a large-scale operation called Operation Trash Panda on February 27, 2026. The investigation began after illegal dumping in Calaveras County revealed evidence of drug lab materials. Officers served multiple high-risk search warrants across several counties.
An active methamphetamine lab was dismantled in the 8000 block of Center Drive in Valley Springs. Additional sites were found on the 2000 block of Golf Road in Turlock and the 900 block of Reno Avenue in Modesto. The operation led to 8 arrests, the seizure of…..