Sheriff’s and California Highway Patrol officers coordinate on making contact with the driver of a truck full of live marijuana plants Sunday, April 3. Anza Valley Outlook/Courtesy photo
Riverside County Sheriff’s deputies, assisted by California Highway Patrol officers, contacted a suspect transporting a large number of live marijuana plants Sunday, April 3.Law enforcement personnel detained the rental truck and took one person into custody at the intersection of Cary Road and State Hwy. 371.The Sheriff’s Department’s Marijuana Enforcement Team also responded and assumed the investigation. Charges will be filed on the suspect out of custody once the investigation is complete.The goal of the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department is to keep all citizens safe while also improving the quality of life for those residing within the community. Marijuana cultivation negatively impacts the environment in many ways including diminishing and poisoning the water t
