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Another Illegal Marijuana Grow Operation Busted In Pueblo County

PUEBLO, Colo. (CBS4) - Two men from Pueblo were arrested on Friday after Pueblo County sheriff's deputies found a medical marijuana grow that was more than 200 plants over the legal amount.

According to the Pueblo County Sheriff's Office, Carlos A. Casias, 42, and Samuel Molina, 47, were arrested for cultivation of marijuana after investigators found 235 plants on the property.

Carlos A. Casias, 42, and Samuel Molin
Carlos A. Casias and Samuel Molina (credit: Pueblo County Sheriff's Office)

Casias was permitted to have only 24 plants at the home located in the 2200 block of 40th Lane.

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"Deputies seized the 211 illegal grow plants along with 13 additional plants because they were all located in an unsecure area of the property that could be accessible to the public. Deputies left 11 plants at the residence," the sheriff's office said in a statement.

The bust was the 17th found by deputies since March 14 and the second in less than 24 hours to be discovered at a home in eastern Pueblo County.

"The sheriff's office has now seized more than 5,100 illegal marijuana plants and made 25 arrests in less than two months. Of the 17 homes where illegal grows have been found, 14 have been in Pueblo West, two in eastern Pueblo County and one in south Pueblo County."

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