Five arrested as 1,483 marijuana plants seized at Forest Ranch grow
Butte County sheriff's deputies found 1,483 marijuana plants at two greenhouses, an outdoor grow site and a processing operation at a Forest Ranch property in the 13000 block of Doe Mill Road after a report of shots fired on 29 July 2025. Five men were arrested on suspicion of illegal cultivation and two firearms were seized.
🇺🇸 13000 block of Doe Mill Road, Forest Ranch, Butte County, California · California, United States
Butte County sheriff’s deputies went to the 13000 block of Doe Mill Road in
Forest Ranch at about 12:38 a.m. on 29 July 2025 after a report of shots fired.[1]They found no gunshot victims, but a protective search of the property
uncovered a marijuana cultivation and processing operation.[1]Live marijuana
plants were growing in two greenhouses and at an outdoor grow site on a nearby
parcel, and the sheriff’s office said processed marijuana in various stages of
preparation was found inside the residence.[2]Deputies detained several
people at the scene and then obtained a search warrant for the property.[2]
During the search deputies seized 1,483 marijuana plants, processed marijuana
and two firearms, according to the sheriff’s office.[1]Five men were arrested
on suspicion of illegal cultivation of marijuana: a 38-year-old from Chico, a
23-year-old from Oaxaca, Mexico, a 26-year-old from Bakersfield, a 41-year-old
from Mexico and a 56-year-old from Sinaloa, Mexico.[2]The sheriff’s office
said the investigation was ongoing and that more details would follow.[1]
Case data
Every number and detail the sources state, with the sources that state it.
Arrested
5
Plants destroyed
1,483
Agency
Butte County Sheriff's Office
Agency type
Police
Cannabis
Living plants (1,483 plants); Herbal cannabis
Activity
Cultivation, Processing
Setting
Home, Field
Grown
Greenhouse, Indoor, Outdoor
Charge
illegal cultivation of marijuana
Case stage
Under investigation
Region
California
Sources
KRCRkrcrtv.comFive people arrested after over 1,400 marijuana plants seized at illegal grow
Crime Voicecrimevoice.comSeveral Arrested After Reports of Gunfire at Illegal Cannabis Cultivation Site
Open questions the AI reported
The sources give no weight for the processed marijuana and no area for the grow sites.
No estimated value of the plants or processed marijuana was published.
No charge beyond illegal cultivation of marijuana, and no court appearance, plea or outcome, was reported for the five men.
The articles do not say what, if anything, was found in connection with the reported shooting, and no one was reported arrested over it.
The Crime Voice page is a verbatim reprint of the Butte County Sheriff's Office media release, so the two cited accounts are not independent reporting; the Action News Now account could not be opened.
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