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Over the past two days, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Team has served several search warrants for illegal marijuana cultivation.

On 8-8-18 Sheriff’s Deputies served search warrants at adjoining properties in the 6000 block of Fullen Road near Murphys. Three subjects were initially detained upon arrival and deputies found illegal marijuana cultivation spanning across the two properties. 647 marijuana plants were eradicated and approx. 93 pounds of marijuana in various stages of processing were seized. One subject, John Le (age 42 of San Jose) was arrested for 11358H&S-illegal marijuana cultivation, 11359H&S-possess marijuana for sale, and 11366H&S-maintain a drug house. He was booked into the Calaveras County Jail.

On 8-9-18 Sheriff’s Deputies served a search warrant at a property in the 100 block of Railroad Flat Road in Railroad Flat. No subjects were located on arrival but deputies found evidence that approximately 4,000 marijuana plants had recently been hastily harvested leaving behind partial plants. Deputies eradicated an additional 2,309 marijuana plants from this location.
These cases are still under investigation. No further information is available at this time.