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   Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Team November 5^th 2021

On November 5th, 2021, the Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office Marijuana Enforcement Unit served a search warrant for illegal marijuana cultivation in the 11000 block of Main Street, Jenny Lind. The building had originally been constructed as a fire station before being converted to a residence and sold.  
Deputies seized 256 growing marijuana plants and over 27 pounds of processed marijuana with an estimated value exceeding $355,000. A portion of the indoor crop had already been harvested at the time of the search warrant.  One firearm was seized. The lower portion of the residence which had originally been garage space for fire equipment  had been entirely converted to facilitate indoor marijuana cultivation.
Calaveras County Code Enforcement Officers were called to the scene and red tagged the residence for electrical and construction violations. One suspect was contacted at the scene. Ren Qi Qiu, age 48 of Jenny Lind, was issued a citation on charges of 11359 (b) H&S Possession of Marijuana For Sale and 182 (a)(1) PC Conspiracy to Commit Crime. The investigation is ongoing.
The Calaveras County Sheriff’s Office encourages anyone with knowledge of illegal marijuana operations to call the Sheriff’s Office Anonymous Marijuana Tip Line at (209) 754-6870.