Illegal Marijuana Operation Found Inside Menifee Home: Sheriff

MENIFEE, CA — A Menifee residential neighborhood saw significant police activity this week after deputies raided a home with an illegal marijuana cultivation operation inside, the sheriff's department reported.

A search warrant was served in the 31000 block of Sewalt Court Wednesday morning, which turned up 1,602 marijuana plants and an electrical system that was illegally altered, according to the Riverside County Sheriff's Department.

Two people were arrested as part of the investigation that began earlier this year. Zhi Lin, 49, and Biguang Lin, 50, both from Elmhurst, New York, were booked into the Cois Byrd Detention Center for illegal cultivation of marijuana and theft of utilities, according to the sheriff's department.

Southern California Edison crews were called to the home to eliminate any electrical hazard threat.

The investigation is ongoing. Anyone with information is encouraged to contact Deputy M. Cook at the Perris Sheriff's Station: 951-210-1117.