TURLOCK, Calif. — More than 1,600 marijuana plants were seized during a drug bust in Turlock, police said Monday.
The bust happened Monday morning along the 1200 block of Lander Avenue, not far from West F Street. Police said they served a search warrant based upon the presence of an illegal marijuana grow.
In total, a Turlock police spokesperson said 1,609 plants were seized from a total of four different rooms. Police also seized multiple bottles of Carbofuran, an illegal pesticide in North America.
Ramon Valencia Barron, 30 of Stockton, and Jose Torres-Meza, 26 of Modesto, were arrested on suspicion of cultivating marijuana and possession of banned pesticides charges.
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