LAKEPORT, Calif. – The service of a search warrant on Tuesday resulted in two arrests and the seizure of marijuana and concentrated cannabis.
Detectives arrested Lakeport residents Wade Aaron Knowles, 44, and 65-year-old Aldo Clolosardo, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
On Tuesday narcotics detectives secured a search warrant for a residence located in the 4000 block of Eickhoff Road in Lakeport, serving the warrant at 1:30 p.m. that day, Brooks said.
During the search warrant service, detectives located and detained Knowles and Clolosardo without incident, according to Brooks.
During the search detectives noticed one of the bedrooms inside the residence had been converted into a marijuana drying and processing area. Brooks said there were several marijuana plants which were hanging and drying inside the room.
Inside the bedroom closet, detectives located a vacuum sealer and packaging material and in the kitchen area Brooks said detectives located another vacuum sealer, packaging materials and several plastic bins containing marijuana shake.
Inside the bedroom Knowles identified as being his, detectives located additional packaging material. Brooks said they also found evidence that indicated Knowles was mailing marijuana to the East Coast.
Inside Knowles’ nightstand, several bags of concentrated cannabis were located and seized. The concentrated cannabis had a combined weight of 8.5 ounces. Brooks said detectives also located a cellular telephone on the nightstand, which contained text messages related to the sales of narcotics.
On the property, detectives located two large hoop-style greenhouses containing marijuana plants. There were also several marijuana plants growing outside in large planters, Brooks said.
Brooks said detectives also found and eradicated a total of 85 marijuana plants from the property, and seized 3 pounds of processed marijuana and 23 pounds of marijuana, which was unprocessed and still on the stem.
Both Knowles and Clolosardo were arrested for cultivating marijuana and possession of marijuana for sales. They were both transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.
Bail was set at $15,000 each, with jail records showing that they later posted the required percentage of bail and were released.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.