Sheriff’s deputies in Santa Cruz County raided five homes in the Santa Cruz region on Thursday and made five arrests. The raids were made on the Westside and in Bonny Doon and Scotts Valley. About 400 marijuana plants were found in four of the homes, along with 100 pounds of buds valued at $300,000. In two of the homes deputies also found weapons, including eight AK-47 and five AR-15 assault rifles. In one home, the police also found a boat, valued at $40,000, believed to have been bought with the proceeds from marijuana sales.
Three of the five arrested—Mikaela Smith, 35, Gary Gilhom, 30, and Naomi Marquez, 32—will be charged with conspiracy and the cultivation and sale of marijuana. Cody and Garth Dumont, 35 and 29, could also face federal charges for illegal possession of weapons. The weapons were confiscated by ATF agents. Read more at KSBW.
