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News Release:
Marijuana Suspect Arrested On National Forest
[Shield]: US Forest Service

US Forest Service
Six Rivers National Forest

Contact:
Julie Ranieri
(707) 441-3673
jranieri@fs.fed.us

Eureka, October 1, 2008

On Tuesday, September 30, 2008, Andres Hernandez, an undocumented immigrant from Mexico according to the Immigration and Custom Enforcement, was arrested on the Six Rivers National Forest for growing marijuana. In August, Agents from the U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management located a marijuana garden near Grouse Mountain on the Forest and put together an operation that was carried out on Tuesday.

Agents entered the marijuana garden on Tuesday morning and found Hernandez processing marijuana. Hernandez was arrested without incident. A total of 2,169 marijuana plants were found in the garden. In addition, approximately 100 pounds of processed marijuana was also seized in the raid.

Also found in the marijuana cultivation site were large amounts of trash and supplies spread throughout an area near Mosquito Creek. Most of these supplies and trash are left behind by the growers after completion of cultivating the marijuana. According to a U.S. Forest Service Special Agent, "There is no way to collect restitution for the cost to clean up these areas when growers are in the country illegally. Public agencies and local resources are then left with the task and cost of the clean-up."

Hernandez was booked into the Humboldt County jail where he is awaiting charges for the cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sales and dumping refuse on public lands.

If you have any information regarding marijuana growing sites on your National Forest, please contact (530) 226-2349.

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