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N.C. - A seizure of about 30,000 marijuana plants Thursday is being touted by the Richmond County Sheriffs Office as the largest bust of a grow operation in the countys history.
This is the second seizure of an outdoor marijuana field in the past month by the RCSO Narcotics Unit, whose investigators said the bulk of the plants were between two and three inches tall.
Obviously, weve got a lot of marijuana growers who are targeting Richmond County because we have a lot of rural areas, Richmond County Sheriff Dale Furr said Friday. And this year looks like a good year for marijuana with all the moisture weve had, so I wouldnt be surprised to see us make more of these arrests throughout the season.
Julio Lopez, 23, and Maria Flores, 28, both of Capel Mill Road, Ellerbe, are facing felony counts of manufacturing marijuana and maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substances. Lopez is also charged with a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
Bond for each was set at $500,000.
According to arrest reports, the RCSO Narcotics Unit received information on the growing operation and its location, and when lawmen arrived on the scene, Lopez ran into the woods.
He was later apprehended in a vehicle on Capel Mill Road.
Flores is listed as a U.S. citizen on her arrest report, while Lopez is listed as a Mexican citizen.
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Source: Richmond County Daily Journal
Author: Philip D. Brown
Contact: Richmond County Daily Journal
Copyright: 2010 matchbin inc
Website: http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/view/full_story/7805594/article-Cops-seize-30-000-pot-plants?instance=home_news_lead
This is the second seizure of an outdoor marijuana field in the past month by the RCSO Narcotics Unit, whose investigators said the bulk of the plants were between two and three inches tall.
Obviously, weve got a lot of marijuana growers who are targeting Richmond County because we have a lot of rural areas, Richmond County Sheriff Dale Furr said Friday. And this year looks like a good year for marijuana with all the moisture weve had, so I wouldnt be surprised to see us make more of these arrests throughout the season.
Julio Lopez, 23, and Maria Flores, 28, both of Capel Mill Road, Ellerbe, are facing felony counts of manufacturing marijuana and maintaining a dwelling to keep controlled substances. Lopez is also charged with a misdemeanor count of resisting arrest.
Bond for each was set at $500,000.
According to arrest reports, the RCSO Narcotics Unit received information on the growing operation and its location, and when lawmen arrived on the scene, Lopez ran into the woods.
He was later apprehended in a vehicle on Capel Mill Road.
Flores is listed as a U.S. citizen on her arrest report, while Lopez is listed as a Mexican citizen.
News Forum: rollitup.org
Source: Richmond County Daily Journal
Author: Philip D. Brown
Contact: Richmond County Daily Journal
Copyright: 2010 matchbin inc
Website: http://www.yourdailyjournal.com/view/full_story/7805594/article-Cops-seize-30-000-pot-plants?instance=home_news_lead
