Local law enforcement agencies conducted a marijuana raid Friday morning at a property near the boundary of the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Rancheria.

A total of 847 marijuana plants were eradicated, and two people were arrested, according to Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office Lt. Shannon Barney.

The Sheriff’s Office said it became aware of the large marijuana growing operation in August located in the 13800 block of Nakomis Road, which had to be accessed off of Pratt Ranch Road in Hopland. Barney said the marijuana was located within the boundaries of the Hopland tribe’s rancheria.

Barney said sheriff’s officials consulted with representatives from the federal government prior to the eradication and learned “the federal government would not be asserting jurisdiction in this matter, but was not opposed to the Mendocino County Sheriff’s Office proceeding with an investigation into the commercial cultivation of marijuana for sale.”

At 10 a.m. Friday, Barney said MCSO deputies, with assistance by the Ukiah Police Department, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife and the Mendocino County Department of Environmental Health, served a search warrant at the property. The Hopland tribal police did not assist in the effort, but were contacted and provided a copy of the search warrant, according to Barney.

During the search, the plants were eradicated, three people were detained, with two subsequently being arrested.

Zachary Diamond, 26, of Hopland, was arrested on suspicion of marijuana cultivation, possession for sale and possession of nunchucks.

Kyle Murphy, 26, of Hopland, was also arrested on suspicion of marijuana cultivation and possession for sale. Both men were booked into the Mendocino County Jail under $50,000 bail.

The case remains under investigation. Anyone with further information on this marijuana growing operation is encouraged to contact the MCSO tip-line anonymously at 234-2100.