Police: Massive Illegal Marijuana Grow Bust In Calaveras County

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ANGELS CAMP (CBS13) — The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office Marijuana Enforcement Team has made a major bust in Angles Camp.

Deputies say they raided a home on the 5000 block of Spur Road and found 1,227 marijuana plants, 64 pounds of processed marijuana, and a shotgun.

. A total of 1,227 marijuana plants 64 pounds of processed marijuana and one shotgun were seized.

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Deputies say they arrested 37-year-old Feng Gao on charges of illegal marijuana cultivation and maintaining a drug house.

His bail is set at $150,000.

The Calaveras County Sheriff's Office asks anyone with information on illegal marijuana cultivation or manufacturing sites to call the Sheriff's Marijuana Tip Line at (209) 754-6870.