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  • John Balazs is an attorney in Sacramento, California, specializing in criminal defense, including appeals, habeas corpus, pardons, expungements, and civil forfeiture actions. After graduating from UCLA Law School in 1989, he clerked for Judge Harry Pregerson of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. John was an Assistant Federal Defender in Fresno and Sacramento from 1992-2001. Please email EDCA items of interest to [email protected]. Follow me on twitter @balazslaw.

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July 27, 2015

Feds Charge Marijuana Cultivation in Sierra National Forest

A Mexican citizen was indicted Thursday for alleged marijuana cultivation on Chowchilla Mountain, U.S. Attorney Benjamin Wagner said.

Juan Pedro Jimenez, 39, of Ensenada, Mexico, was found at the cultivation site on Chowchilla Mountain in the Sierra National Forest in Mariposa County on July 8. Federal agents removed 6,919 marijuana plants from the site and found fertilizer, water lines, propane tanks, trash, and other environmentally harmful material. The cultivation allegedly caused extensive damage to the land. Native trees were cut down and hillsides were terraced to plant the marijuana and water was diverted from a nearby creek to irrigate the plants.

Fresno Bee, 7/23/15

 

Posted by at 10:20 AM in marijuana, marijuana cultivation |

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