Huntington Beach police say they cleared out homeless encampments at environmentally-sensitive areas after finding them to be ridden with trash and drug paraphernalia. “[There was] pollution, fires, litter, and drug use in that area, such as discarded needles, which had a significant environmental impact in an ecologically sensitive area,” Huntington Beach Lt. Brian Smith told The Epoch Times. The group of homeless people, who were living at Harriet Wieder Park and Bolsa Chica Conservancy, were removed by police’s homeless task force March 10 during a clearing operation. Homeless encampments in the wetland areas were polluting the land, having unlawful fires, littering, and committing criminal activity such as drug use and possession of stolen property, according to a Facebook post made by the Huntington Beach Police Department Smith said 10 to 15 people were originally camping out in the areas. The homeless task force, Orange County Health Care Agency outreach workers, and Cal-Optima medical workers made frequent trips …