Capt. Kurt Smallcomb of the Mendocino County Sheriff's Office said deputies were assisting the California Highway Patrol in a foot pursuit involving a stolen vehicle which had contained three subjects and a large quantity of marijuana.
Deputies, CHP and Ukiah Police officers ended up at a large industrial building located at 3771 Christy Lane, Paco's Painting in pursuit of the suspects, Smallcomb said.
On arrival law enforcement officers discovered a large industrial marijuana processing operation inside the location. Smallcomb said the building was approximately 30 feet by 60 feet and full of hanging and processed marijuana.
Approximately 700 pounds of processed marijuana was seized inside the location, Smallcomb said.
Arrested at the location for processing marijuana were Jacob James Francisco Corona, 20, of Ukiah; Austreberto Fuentes Cruz, 27, of Ukiah; Roberto Flores, 20, of Santa Rosa; Pablo Hernandez Fuentes, 42, Redwood Valley; Carmen Gonzalez, 39, of Hopland; Jose Busio Martine, 39, of Healdsburg; Arselea Corona, 65, of Ukiah; Francisco Diaz Corona, 50, of Ukiah; Luis Alonso Corona, 35, of Ukiah; Roberto Buenrostro, 34, of Ukiah; transient Juan Becerra Vazquez, 37; Heriberto Martinez, 30, of Ukiah; Castro Cruz, 29, of Healdsburg; Ismael Diaz Corona, 57, of Mesa, Ariz.; Gerado Moreno, 27, of Hopland; Alfaro Manuel Mendoza, 19, of Ukiah; Antonio Paniagua Lemus, 67, of Santa Rosa; transient Ivan Pandagua, 27; and Raul Valle, 27, of Ukiah.
The suspects were transported to the Mendocino County Jail, Smallcomb said.
He said special agents from the Major Crimes Task Force assisted at the location and are continuing to follow up on leads into the complete ownership of the operation.
Homeland Security was contacted and has placed immigration holds on several of the listed suspects, according to Smallcomb.
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