A small house fire late Thursday, apparently triggered by faulty and illegal electrical wiring, led Merced County sheriff’s deputies to an “organized crime” operation growing marijuana in a quiet residential … Click to Continue »
Read More »Fire leads Merced deputies to marijuana grow
A house fire apparently sparked by faulty wiring rigged illegally led Merced County sheriff’s deputies to nearly 200 marijuana plants early Friday, Dec. 30, 2016, at a home in Winton. By Rob Parsons/mercedsunstar.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Prop. 64 already affecting marijuana court cases in Merced County
A number of cases in Merced Superior Court must be reviewed after California voters last week passed Proposition 64, allowing recreational use of marijuana, authorities said Wednesday. In Merced County, … Click to Continue »
Read More »23 arrested in large marijuana grow in remote Calaveras County
The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office arrested 23 people Tuesday when it served search warrants at three locations with illegal marijuana grows near West Point. About 7,700 pounds of marijuana and … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man sentenced to prison for marijuana cultivation in forest
A 36-year-old Merced man received a two-year prison term Monday, five months after pleading guilty to cultivating marijuana in the Sierra National Forest, the U.S. Justice Department reported. Emmanuel Castrejon … Click to Continue »
Read More »Marijuana seized in Merced
Multiple people were arrested and a U-haul truck packed with marijuana was seized Tuesday on Highway 59 in Merced. rparsons@mercedsunstar.com … Click to Continue »
Read More »Vehicle sparks grass fire, burns marijuana grow
A vehicle may have sparked a grass fire Wednesday that burned down a south Merced house where authorities discovered a marijuana grow, investigators said. A nearby resident told authorities that … Click to Continue »
Read More »One fire considered suspicious; second linked to marijuana grow
One weekend fire cause extensive damage and another was linked to possible criminal activity, Los Banos police said Monday. A suspicious fire torched a detached garage early Sunday on I … Click to Continue »
Read More »Crackdown ongoing as marijuana growing season rolls in
Sgt. Ray Framstad talks about Merced County’s illegal marijuana cultivation on Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. … Click to Continue »
Read More »Livingston man jailed after police seize guns, 25 pounds of marijuana
Merced Police Department’s gang unit arrested a Livingston man Saturday evening after finding 25 pounds of marijuana and guns in his home, police reported. The Merced Gang Violence Suppression unit … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced deadlocked over medical marijuana dispensaries
With a councilman absent Tuesday, the council could not agree on an ordinance They disagreed on how soon dispensaries would open in Merced Cultivation would have only been allowed indoors … Click to Continue »
Read More »Large marijuana operation shut down in Dos Palos
Police found operation from marijuana odor coming from home 550 plants, more than $ 1 million street value, found in three bedroom home Modesto man booked in jail … Click to Continue »
Read More »Merced man arrested in ammunition and marijuana possession case
Police say around 100 marijuana plants found More than 800 rounds of ammunition found in residence … Click to Continue »
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