Three arrested as 1,730 cannabis plants found in Cottonwood greenhouses
Tehama County investigators arrested three Cottonwood men on 18 May 2021 after finding 1,730 marijuana plants in three greenhouses on a property in the town. They also reported seizing 50 pounds of packaged marijuana for sale, $4,000 in cash and four guns.
🇺🇸 Cottonwood, Tehama County, California · California, United States
Arrested
3
Plants destroyed
1,730
Cannabis
22.68 kg
Agencies
Tehama County District Attorney Bureau of Investigation, Tehama County Department of Environmental Health
Tehama County investigators arrested three Cottonwood men on 18 May 2021 after
searching a property and finding evidence of drug sales, illegal guns and three
greenhouses growing marijuana without a licence.[1]The Tehama County District
Attorney’s Bureau of Investigation and the county Department of Environmental
Health found 1,730 marijuana plants in the three greenhouses.[1]
Investigators said they also found 50 pounds (about 22.7 kilograms) of packaged
marijuana for sale on the property.[1]The search also turned up $4,000 in
cash and four guns, including an AK-47.[1]
The men arrested were Remigo Arcos Jimenez, 39, Leon Leopoldo Carbajal, 39, and
Leon Naranjo Cipriano, 20, all of Cottonwood.[1]All three were arrested on
suspicion of possessing marijuana for sale, cultivating marijuana and possessing
an illegal assault weapon.[1]
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One of the three greenhouses where Tehama County investigators found 1,730 marijuana plants in Cottonwood on 18 May 2021. Photo: Tehama County District Attorney Bureau of InvestigationPhoto details
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Source: KRCRPackaged marijuana weighing 50 pounds seized for sale at the Cottonwood property. Photo: Tehama County District Attorney Bureau of InvestigationPhoto details
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Source: KRCRThe AK-47 rifle found among four guns and $4,000 in cash at the Cottonwood grow site. Photo: Tehama County District Attorney Bureau of InvestigationPhoto details
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Arrested
3
Plants destroyed
1,730
Cannabis
22.68 kg
Value (official estimate)
USD 4,000
Agencies
Tehama County District Attorney Bureau of Investigation; Tehama County Department of Environmental Health
Agency type
Police, Regulator
Cannabis
Living plants (1,730 plants); Herbal cannabis (22.68 kg)
Activity
Cultivation, Possession, Sale
Setting
Other building
Grown
Greenhouse
Charges
possessing marijuana for sale; cultivation of marijuana; possession of an illegal assault weapon
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
California
Sources
KRCRkrcrtv.comInvestigators find over 1,700 marijuana plants on Cottonwood property, three men arrested
Open questions the AI reported
The property is described only as an undisclosed site in Cottonwood; no street address was published.
The 50 pounds is given as packaged marijuana without a separate plant-versus-processed accounting or a stated street value.
No court outcome, charging decision or disposition of the firearms and cash was reported.
A second local account, the Appeal-Democrat's 'Cottonwood commercial marijuana grow busted', could not be opened because the site refused access, so only KRCR is cited.
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