Prosecutors described the cases as an organized operation and identified Anthony Lunetta, 36, and Michael Kessler, 28, as alleged ringleaders. Lunetta faces 58 charges, including first-degree burglary, first-degree theft and conspiracy to commit first-degree burglary.

Kessler faces more than a dozen charges, court records show. They include burglary, aggravated theft, criminal mischief, possession of a stolen vehicle and methamphetamine possession, as well as allegations that he possessed guns and body armor despite being a felon.

Weiss identified eight other people accused in the cases: Jaedyn Cazares, Deankevious Kidd, Jamarion Hinton, Manwell Castro, Mickeal Gordon, De Sean Sims, Alejandro Diaz and Ovell Webb. Prosecutors have not publicly identified five of the people indicted. Many case files remain sealed, limiting the details available about the allegations.

Weiss said the losses are still being tallied, but estimated they exceed $2 million. He said businesses were sometimes ransacked after cars were driven through their doors and security systems were destroyed.

In security footage from a Feb. 14, 2025, burglary shared by Portland police, a Hyundai sedan crashes through the entrance of a marijuana business. Four masked people, one carrying a crowbar, then enter the building. Police said the burglary happened along South Macadam Avenue but did not identify the business.

Nikki Terzief, executive director of the Cannabis Industry Alliance of Oregon, said many of the businesses targeted were small, independent shops. Their owners, she said, have struggled to determine whether they can stay open after being victimized.

The charges are allegations, and defendants are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in court.