July 31, 2009 in City

Marijuana plants found in cornfield near Reardan

Officials value haul at nearly $3 million
Mike Prager mikep@spokesman.com, (509) 459-5454
 
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Nearly 2,000 marijuana plants averaging 5 feet tall were uprooted from an irrigated cornfield north of Reardan, the Lincoln County sheriff said Thursday.

Three suspects were arrested, including an undocumented immigrant from Mexico who was being held Thursday in Lincoln County Jail for federal immigration authorities, Sheriff Wade Magers said.

He was identified as Martin A. Amezcua Gutierrez, 19. The other two suspects were Jose L. Olivera, 43, and Vicente M. Garcia, 51, both of the Kennewick area. They were bailed out of jail, the Sheriff’s Office said.

All three face state or federal charges of manufacturing a controlled substance.

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