Man Admits To Marijuana Grow In National Forest

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - A Mexican national had pleaded guilty to growing thousands of marijuana plants in a Northern California national forest.

The U.S. Attorney's office in Sacramento said that 30-year-old Mario Lopez-Parra pleaded guilty Wednesday to growing 7,589 marijuana plants in the Shasta Trinity National Forest.

According to the U.S. Attorney's office, investigators observed Lopez-Parra at the site and arrested him on June 24, 2014.

Lopez-Parra is scheduled to be sentenced in January. He faces a maximum statutory penalty of 40 years in prison and a $5 million fine.

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