Officers seize 5,000 pounds of marijuana at Menifee home

Menifee Police Department officers assisted members of the Riverside County Cannabis Regulation Task Force Tuesday in seizing more than 5,000 pounds of illegal cannabis product at a residence in Menifee.

Officers served a search warrant in the Romoland community, according to a Menifee PD news release. The owner of the home, 42-year-old Andres Gonzales Jr., was arrested on suspicion of marijuana cultivation, conspiracy to cultivate marijuana, and child endangerment. In addition, he had an outstanding warrant in a misdemeanor charge of cultivation of marijuana.

Offricers seized 550 pounds of dried and processed cannabis, in addition to 4,600 pounds of finished cannabis product stored in trash bags inside a U-Haul truck.

Gonzales was processed at Southwest Detention Center in Murrieta and was released today with a Jan. 13 court date to answer to two felony and two misdemeanor charges, according to jail records.

Photo courtesy of Menifee Police Department Facebook page.
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