Two arrested as 30 marijuana plants seized at Bayamón home
Bayamón Drugs Division officers searched residence AC 43 in urbanización Jardines de Caparra and seized about 30 marijuana plants and $1,072 in cash. José Melvin Hernández Sánchez, 38, was arrested and held on $30,000 bail; Damaris Sánchez Colón, 37, was arrested but not charged.
🇵🇷 Residencia AC 43, urbanización Jardines de Caparra, Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Police agents from the Bayamón Drugs Division searched residence AC 43 in the
Jardines de Caparra housing development in Bayamón under a warrant.[1]Officers seized about 30 marijuana plants and $1,072 in cash at the house.[1]
The search took place at about 5:00 p.m. the previous afternoon, and José Melvin
Hernández Sánchez, 38, and Damaris Sánchez Colón, 37, were arrested.[1]Judge
Rafael Villafañe had issued the search warrant on 8 October.[1]
Prosecutor Gustavo Vélez handled the case, and a magistrate set bail of $30,000
for Hernández Sánchez, who was taken to the Bayamón regional jail.[1]No
criminal charges were filed against Sánchez Colón.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
The article does not give a calendar date for the search, saying only that it happened at about 5:00 p.m. "yesterday"; 23 February 2015 is taken from the 24 February publication date.
The article says the warrant was issued "el 8 de octubre pasado" without naming the year; the most likely reading is 8 October 2014.
No weight for the marijuana or the number of plants per accused was published, only about 30 plants.
No charges, court date or outcome for Hernández Sánchez were reported beyond the bail ruling and his admission to the Bayamón regional jail.
Only one account of the event, a CyberNews wire copy, could be found; no separate police statement or second outlet was located.
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