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07/07/09
Thousands
of Marijuana plants discovered growing in county “As far as its sophistication for an outdoor grow, I don’t think we have seen anything like it before,” said Cullman County Sheriff Tyler Roden. Roden said the plants, many between 3 and 4 feet tall, were discovered in a 3,000-acre area on County Road 522 in the Stouts Mountain vicinity, near Hanceville. The plants were maintained with a sophisticated irrigation system, which used water from a nearby creek. “[The operation] was located in a heavily wooded area and you could only see it by air,” Roden said. “It was just in land that timber companies purchase.” The plants have an estimated total value of approximately $47,000. However, broken down for sale on the street, the value of the marijuana increases to about $100,000. No arrests have been made and no suspects have been listed in the case. Roden said the operation was discovered mainly due to a stroke of luck. “The state marijuana eradication team was en route to another area of the state when they flew over and spotted this site,” Roden said. He noted that whoever cleared the land for the marijuana painted surrounding tree stumps green to make the area less visible from the air. “The state pilot did a fantastic job of spotting it from the air,” Roden said. Members of the Cullman Narcotics Enforcement Team (CNET), the Cullman County Sheriff’s Office, the Cullman Police Department, the Alabama State Troopers and the Alabama Bureau of Investigation were dispatched to the scene to remove the plants. CNET Director Matt Gentry said due to the operation’s rural location, the decision was made not to stake out the area for any suspects. “We might be sitting there for weeks,” Gentry said. “But if there is a way we can get up on it, we will.” Though it was the most sophisticated, Roden said the operation was not the largest the sheriff’s office has ever shut down. “There have been some bigger ones in years past ... some with more plants and some with plants 15 feet tall,” he said.
07/06/09
Deputy completes training at FBI National Academy
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Safe Streets Check Point Results May 21st - 25th 2009
2-Unlawful Possession of Controlled Substance (Meth). 2-Unlawful Possession of Marijuana 1-Recovered Stolen Vehicle 1-Receiving Stolen Property. 3-arrested on Failure to Appear on Traffic Offenses. 1-Driving Under Influence 43-Drivers License Violations 19-No Insurance 3-Expired Tag 6-Violation Prohibition Law 21-Vehicles Towed
02/03/09
While on routine patrol a Cullman County Sheriff’s deputy Tuesday morning led to the discovery of more than 100 pounds of marijuana. Juan Reynaldo Castillo, 32 of Mercedes, Texas was arrested at the truck stop near the 291 exit on Highway 91 on a charge of trafficking in marijuana. Cpl. Jason Allen had just begun his patrol around 4 a.m. when he noticed suspicious activity at the truck stop. When he was doing a routine security check, he noticed an 18-wheeler and a car parked next to it behind the gas station, He noticed people moving from the truck to the car and felt it was suspicious. When Allen pulled around to where the individuals were located, he noticed Castillo walking around the truck and two other men running away from the scene. He takes Castillo into custody and then notices in the immediate area a bundle of some type of drug. Once backup arrived at the scene, deputies conducted a further search of the area and discovered 10 bundles of marijuana, six of which were in the truck of the suspect car. Together, the bundles weighed 119.7 pounds and were worth a total of $239,400. We do not know where it (marijuana) was going to go. Some of the bundles were found in the 18-wheeler, which Castillo had driven to Cullman. There was also some legitimate merchandise of cell phones in the trailer. We have no reason at this time to think the trucking company was involved. They just had a driver taking advantage of the situation. The two suspects who escaped from the crime scene have yet to be identified. The car comes back to being from a neighboring county, But we’re not sure if the owner of the vehicle was one of the two men running from the scene. Allen did his duty as he was expected to do. It was just a great job on his part for being alert and conscientious. Castillo is incarcerated at the Cullman County Detention Center. According to Alabama Code, a person convicted of trafficking between 100 and 500 pounds of marijuana shall be sentenced to a mandatory minimum five-year prison sentence and a $50,000 fine.
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