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Modoc County Sheriff’s Department Arrests 11 in Marijuana Bust

On Wednesday August 14th at about 7 am, Modoc County Sheriff’s Deputies served a search warrant on Schneider Ranch Road near Day, California.

When deputies arrived, they located several individuals actively processing marijuana in a barn that had been modified for cultivating marijuana.

Upon further investigation deputies found 150 marijuana plants behind the barn and over 400 pounds of processed marijuana.

The suspects, identified as Silvino Carillo-Ramirez, 36; Juan Manuel Cornejo, 35; Cruz Gallarod Valencia, 30; Martin Limas-Rosas, 44; Carlos Pacheco-Hernandez, 29; Luis Pinacho Lopez, 45; Ilario Pinacho-Lopez, 40; Salvador Efrain Rodriguez-Robles, 40; Agustin Martinez Romero, 42; Josefina Santiago-Rios, 36; and Manuel Valencia-Rodriguez, 64, were taken into custody

All 11 suspects have been charged with cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale, possession of a controlled substance, resisting arrest, and conspiracy. They were arraigned on their charges and are currently being held on bail.

All eleven suspects were arraigned on their charges and held on bail.

The Modoc County Sheriff’s Office was assisted by the Modoc County District Attorney’s Office and the Modoc County Probation.

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