Staff Report - The El Dorado County Sheriff’s department arrested two armed Mexican Nationals and seized 4,300 marijuana plants on National Forest land last week in Georgetown. El Dorado Sheriff’s Sgt. Phil Chovanec said the seizure occurred September 17. The action included personnel from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Narcotic Detectives Unit with assistance from officers from the Sacramento Mountain and Valley Marijuana Investigation Team and the El Dorado County SWAT team. Investigation by narcotic agents resulted in locating the marijuana garden in the National Forest area of Georgetown in El Dorado County. Two Mexican Nationals were arrested at the scene. The suspects were armed with loaded firearms.
Tuesday, 30 September 2008 04:45
El Dorado Sheriff Seizes 4300 Marijuana Plants
Staff Report - The El Dorado County Sheriff’s department arrested two armed Mexican Nationals and seized 4,300 marijuana plants on National Forest land last week in Georgetown. El Dorado Sheriff’s Sgt. Phil Chovanec said the seizure occurred September 17. The action included personnel from the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Narcotic Detectives Unit with assistance from officers from the Sacramento Mountain and Valley Marijuana Investigation Team and the El Dorado County SWAT team. Investigation by narcotic agents resulted in locating the marijuana garden in the National Forest area of Georgetown in El Dorado County. Two Mexican Nationals were arrested at the scene. The suspects were armed with loaded firearms.
