A man accused of using the cover of the Plumas National Forest to grow more than 3,700 marijuana plants changed his plea to guilty at a hearing Wednesday, according to court documents.
Alejandro Soto-Silva, 22, a man residing in the country illegally, was charged with conspiracy to manufacture marijuana, manufacture of marijuana, and depredation of public lands and resources, according to court documents.
Soto-Silva was arrested in July 2014 after U.S. Forest Service agents found a massive marijuana grow operation containing 3,724 plants near the Soda Creek drainage area of the national park.
“Law enforcement observed irrigation piping running from a water source to man-made reservoirs, used to water thousands of marijuana plants under cultivation,” authorities said in a statement.
Authorities told the Reno Gazette-Journal that the damage to the federal park is estimated to have been $9,500.
More
DelMarVa's Premier Source for News, Opinion, Analysis, and Human Interest Contact Publisher Joe Albero at alberobutzo@wmconnect.com or 410-430-5349
5 comments:
Now Obamas marijuana advisor!
How about a sentence that takes advantage of this guy's ability to farm? In Central America.
Get rid of this criminal. This is what all criminal illegal aliens do, break the law.
Duh! Hince the word illegal!
Anonymous said...
Duh! Hince the word illegal!
February 2, 2015 at 4:29 PM
Exactly, but the liberal Democrats don't see it that way. They want to love and coddle them and offer them Medicaid, Welfare and EBT Cards.
Post a Comment