As we get into harvest season, complaints are increasing even more in Nevada County about marijuana growths. 4 have been eradicated in the last week or so. And in one case there was an arrest. Sheriff Keith Royal says that’s where deputies located over 1400 plants at a home on Wolf Road in Grass Valley…

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Royal says 42-year-old Charlie Cantrell was taken into custody. He says this is the fourth time the Sheriff’s Office has been to the property to investigate marijuana cultivation in the last year. But since this growth was so large it was a criminal violation. 10 people living in tents and trailers, believed to be helping process and cultivate the marijuana, were questioned and released. Meanwhile, Royal says 3 other growths were eradicated on Forest Service land off Omega, Alpha, and Graniteville Roads, totalling over 2500 plants. They’re believed to be linked to a Mexican cartel type operation….

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Royal says he expects his department will be very busy between now and the rainy season. He says if you go to GoogleEarth you’ll find aerial views of numerous growths, some that may violate the county’s current ordinance and others that have the potential to be a criminal violation.