KELSEYVILLE, Calif. – On Tuesday the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force served a search warrant on a Kelseyville residence and subsequently seized 216 marijuana plants and the residence was red-tagged.
Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office said narcotics detectives on Tuesday secured a search warrant for a residence located in the 10000 block of Boren Bega Drive, serving the warrant at 2 p.m. that day.
Brooks said detectives entered the residence and were unable to locate anyone. The house was sparsely furnished and it was obvious to the detectives that no one was living at the residence full-time.
It appeared the residence was only being used to cultivate marijuana. Brooks said one of the bedrooms was converted into a drying room and another bedroom was being utilized to clone the marijuana plants.
He said the garage was sectioned off with a vegetation room, containing nonflowering plants and a flowering room which contained mature plants.
The remainder of the garage was being used as a processing area for the marijuana and chemical storage, Brooks said.
Brooks said narcotics detectives located and eradicated 216 marijuana plants, which were in different stages of growth.
Lake County Code Enforcement assisted the detectives by red-tagging the residence for unsafe and unpermitted electrical wiring, Brooks said.
The investigation is ongoing and Brooks said detectives are pursuing all leads to identify the suspects responsible for the illegal cultivation of marijuana.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.