CCSO illegal grow bust Quartz Mountain Road hazardous equipment found
Calaveras County, CA – Two separate illegal grows in Calaveras County worth nearly $1.5 million in pot were raided on the same day last month – one contained dangerous equipment that could have ignited a wildfire.
On April 22nd, Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Team first hit a property in the 1000 block of Quartz Mountain Road in West Point. After seizing 612 growing marijuana plants worth an estimated $259,000 value and over 5 grams of methamphetamine, deputies found a disturbing sight. Tucked under a wooden generator shelter, as pictured in the image box, they discovered an improvised muffler attached to the generator with visible burn marks surrounded by dry leaves and sticks. One s