Forest Service pot farm suspect arrested

Friday, October 17, 2008

Forest Service pot farm suspect arrested

The editor did not realize the Forest Service had "Pot farms" but yeah that's the headline...
www.times-standard.com/localnews/ci_10744059
Suspect arrested on Forest Service pot farm
The Times-Standard
Suspect arrested on Forest Service pot farm

On Wednesday, law enforcement arrested a man suspected of illegally growing marijuana, and seized thousands of plants from a farm on U.S. Forest Service property, the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office reported.

According to police information, Francisco Aparisio Chavez, 21, of Michoacán, Mexico, was arrested by agents with the U.S. Forest Service. When he was found, Chavez was allegedly within arm's reach of a loaded pistol-grip pump-action shotgun.

The grow site was located in a forested area on public land near U.S. Forest Service Route 1 off of State Route 299, authorities reported. In total, drug officials seized 1,200 growing marijuana plants, 600 drying marijuana plants, and 3,000 plants that were already harvested, the HCSO reported.

An additional 17 pounds of processed marijuana and a loaded assault rifle were also reportedly seized.

According to HCSO information, Chavez was taken to the Humboldt County jail, where he was booked for cultivation of marijuana and possession of marijuana. He is ineligible for bail due to an Immigration and Customs Enforcement detainer.

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Friday, October 17, 2008