Environmental Crimes Alleged at Illegal Cannabis Farm on Tepusquet Road East of Santa Maria
Alleged environmental crimes occurred at an illegal cannabis operation in the 1400 block of Tepusquet Road east of Santa Maria. (California Department of Fish and Wildlife photo)
By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully
May 22, 2021
| 5:58 p.m.
Authorities eradicated nearly 8,000 cannabis plants and destroyed more than 300 pounds of illegal processed cannabis flower at an illegal cannabis cultivation site east of Santa Maria last month.
The parcel, in the 1400 block of Tepusquet Road, sits in an environmentally sensitive area that is home to native plants, fish and wildlife species.