Portland and Salem police seized a cache of guns, money and marijuana on Friday in the course of an investigation into a burglary ring that targeted marijuana businesses.

Portland Police officials said the bureau’s Narcotics and Organized Crime Unit served a warrant in Salem based on their investigation of a string of burglaries at cannabis businesses in Oregon and southwest Washington.

The Salem Police Department assisted in the operation.

Police seized:

16 firearms

$33,000 in cash

30 pounds of marijuana

six pounds of butane hash oil , a marijuana concentrate

burglary tools

They also found clothing and other material from some of the businesses targeted.

Police disclosed few details into the operation. Assistant Chief Andrew Shearer tweeted Sunday that at least one person was arrested.

Evidence recovered by @PortlandPolice Narcotics and Organize Crime (NOC), and @SalemPoliceDept from a multistate burglary ring targeting marijuana businesses. Arrest made and more to follow. #goodpolicework pic.twitter.com/C0TmsijrH1 — AC Andrew Shearer (@PPBInvestigates) February 16, 2020

But the bureau withheld information on arrests and the location where the warrant was served, citing the ongoing investigation.

-- Elliot Njus