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On December 28, 2024, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Patrol Deputies assisted the California Highway Patrol with a suspicious vehicle on Michel Road. Upon arrival, two vehicles were found, one unoccupied and later towed. The other vehicle contained a male subject who left the scene but was later re-contacted due to vehicle code violations. During the second contact, four additional male subjects from Richmond, California, were found inside the vehicle. Deputies discovered numerous 55-gallon trash bags containing approximately 180 pounds of marijuana, believed to have been recently cut down and taken without permission. Burglary tools, face masks, and a scale were also found in the vehicle.
Deputies returned to the 6200 block of Michel Road, where they discovered a residence with a large metal shop showing fresh pry marks on the door frame. A search revealed an indoor illegal marijuana operation. The Marijuana Enforcement Unit obtained a search warrant, confirming illegal cultivation. Deputies eradicated marijuana plants from four rooms within the shop.
The suspects, identified as Salvador Gonzalez, age 30; Antonio Hernandez-Gonzalez, age 22; Roman Moreno, age 20; Miguel Ochoa, age 26; and Brayant Pineda-Patino, age 19, face various charges, including H&S 11357(a), H&S 11359(B), PC 182(a)(1), CVC 21460(a), and PC 466. The investigation is ongoing, and the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with information on illegal marijuana operations to contact their Anonymous Marijuana Tip Line at (209) 754-6870.
”}]] CALAVERAS COUNTY, California — Authorities have dismantled an illegal marijuana cultivation site following a suspicious vehicle investigation, according to the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies discovered 792 marijuana plants and Read More
