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Over 1000 Marijuana Plants Seized North San Juan

Posted: Sep. 9, 2016 4:31 PM PDT

Three arrests from the latest eradication of a large marijuana grow in Nevada County. This one occurred on Farrell Ravine Road in the North San Juan area. Sheriff’s Captain Paul Schmidt says they seized 1002 plants. And, once again, environmental damage was also found…

click to listen to Capt Paul Schmidt

Jose Rosales and Pedro Villa, both 51 years old and from the Modesto area, were taken into custody…

click to listen to Capt Paul Schmidt

The third person arrested was a local transient, 37-year-old Mark Firestone. He wasn’t charged with illegal cultivation but for an unrelated felony warrant.
Schmidt says there was no medical marijuana recommendation for the grow.

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