Crime & Safety

Pinole Police Raid Marijuana Cultivation Operation

Police seized 50 plants being grown outdoors.

PINOLE, CA — Pinole Police seized 50 marijuana plants Thursday after receiving a tip about a strong smell of marijuana in the area of Wright and Doidge avenues.

After checking out the tip, detectives obtained a search warrant. Officers and detectives seized the plants. "A 35-year-old male Pinole resident was arrested and booked at the Martinez Detention Facility on marijuana cultivation and weapons violations," police report.

The cultivation of marijuana, even medicinal marijuana, is illegal in Pinole.

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