Amador County - The Amador County Combined Narcotics Enforcement Team arrested a Calaveras County man Tuesday for attempting to sell large quantities of marijuana to an undercover agent. The arrest was the result of a four month sting operation and cooperative effort between Amador and Calaveras County Sheriff’s Deputies. Evan Py, 32, hailing from the Rail Road Flat area in Calaveras County, was arrested after he delivered 33 cloned marijuana plants to an ACCNET agent in the parking lot of Lowe’s Hardware in Martell. According to information released by ACCNET, “This investigation began in December of 2008 when Py delivered 10 marijuana clones to an ACCNET undercover agent in Jackson. During this investigation PY discussed with the ACCNET undercover agent the processes to cultivate indoor marijuana and offered to set up an indoor grow for the undercover agent. A total of 69 marijuana clones were sold to the undercover agent during the operation.” A “clone” in marijuana terms indicates female marijuana plant that has been made to develop a separate root system and creates a genetic duplicate from a mother plant. This process is preferred to starting a marijuana plant from seed, which does not ensure the sex of the plant. A subsequent search of the Py residence was conducted. Agents seized approximately 30 marijuana plants ready to harvest, along with 11 marijuana plants that were being dried for possessing and 418 cloned marijuana plants that were in various stages of growth. Py was booked at the Amador County Jail. Story by Alex Lane This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.