More than 250 pounds of dried and processed marijuana were confiscated and 150 outdoor marijuana plants were destroyed from large greenhouses during three investigations into illegal grow sites Friday, according … Click to Continue »
Read More »Illegal pot grows found in Yosemite, forests. Officials crack down, citing ‘catastrophic’ poisons
Citing new scientific evidence of “catastrophic” impacts on California’s forests and wildlife, law enforcement officials in Sacramento announced a new crackdown Tuesday on illegal marijuana growing sites statewide that they … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County deputies bust illegal weed site. Then they found all the roosters
Deputies busted up an illegal marijuana cultivation site this week and took more than 100 birds believed to be used in cockfighting, the Merced County Sheriff’s Office said on Thursday. … Click to Continue »
Read More »‘I got railroaded,’ Los Banos dairyman says after admitting to illegal dumping
Los Banos dairyman and school board trustee Dennis Areias pleaded guilty Wednesday to a misdemeanor count of unlawful dumping of hazardous waste into state waterways. As a result, Areias was … Click to Continue »
Read More »Los Banos dairyman defends illegal dumping to save heifers
Dennis Areias, a Los Banos school board trustee who was charged with a felony for pumping cow waste water into a drainage ditch, explains why it was his only option during an interview Dec. 5, 2017, at the site of the dumping at Henry Miller and Box Car roads near …
Read More »Merced felon arrested — again — with an illegal gun, police say
A felon who was released a week ago after illegally possessing a gun was arrested again Monday with a firearm he’s not supposed to have, according to Merced police. A … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County deputies bust up illegal weed site
Dangerous chemicals can make outdoor growing of weed detrimental to the environment, according to the Merced County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies destroyed a site on Friday, Oct. 20, 2017. (Thaddeus Miller/tmiller@mercedsunstar.com) … Click to Continue »
Read More »This is how marijuana is cured from illegal grows in Merced County
Merced County Sheriff’s Sgt. Clint Landrum explains how marijuana operators used a house in the 6800 block of Fruitland Avenue to cultivate product from an illegal grow for sale. Authorities shut down the operation and confiscated an estimated 800 pounds of marijuana Friday, Oct. 6, 2017. … Click to Continue …
Read More »Take a look inside an illegal marijuana grow house in Merced
The Merced County Sheriff’s Office busted several illegal marijuana grow operations in Merced Friday, Aug. 18, 2017. Here is a look inside one of them. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced County Sheriff takes to the sky in search of illegal marijuana grows
Merced County Sheriff Vern Warnke looks for illegal marijuana grows from a Sheriff’s Office airplane over Merced County on Thursday, June 1, 2017. … Click to Continue »
Read More »If it explodes, shoots into the sky, or rolls around, your fireworks are probably illegal
CalFire says look for the State Fire Marshal’s Safe and Sane Fireworks seal for approved fireworks. Then, check your local ordinance before you buy to make sure fireworks are allowed in your community. And be safe. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Police: Merced gang member arrested for illegal handgun in car
A 19-year-old man police say is a gang member was arrested for allegedly having a loaded handgun, Merced police reported on Saturday. Merced Police Department’s Gang Violence Suppression Unit stopped … Click to Continue »
Read More »Vietnam, the biggest hub for illegal rhino horn trafficking, has done little to stop it
Vietnam has become the biggest hub in the world for trafficking in horns and other body parts of the rhinoceros, a critically endangered species that is being killed by poachers … Click to Continue »
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