Marcelo Balderas, 27 of Mira Loma, California. (ICSO photo)
Roman Juarez-Sanchez, 46 of Compton, California. (ICSO photo)
Gabriela Elizabeth Lopez, 26 of Compton, Califo9rnia. (ICSO photo
Though they have not yet given out specific details, the Sheriff's office said in a news release that a concerned citizen reported some suspicious activity.
Based on that report, early Monday morning Iron County Sheriff's Deputies, DEA Agents, US Forest Service Rangers and members of the Iron/Garfield Narcotics Task Force began removing the plants from a marijuan grow near Pinto road which is a dirt road that runs through northern Pine Valley and Harmony Mountains between Cedar City and St. George, Utah.
Three people have been arrested in connection with the marijuana grow and charged with possession of marijuana and possession with intent to distribute marijuana: Marcelo Balderas, 27, of Mira Loma, California, Roman Juarez-Sanchez, 46 and Gabriela Elizabeth Lopez, 26 are both residents of Compton, California. The three are being held on $25,000 bond each.
The news release said the Sheriff's Office is grateful for the cooperation and help from the citizens that hike the back woods area of Iron County and pay attention to this type of activity.
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Most of us know that individuals who use illegal drugs are going to get high—no matter what, so why do you not prefer they acquire them in stores that check IDs and pay taxes? Gifting the market in narcotics to ruthless criminals, foreign terrorists, and corrupt law enforcement officials is seriously compromising our future.
Why do you wish to continue with a policy that has proven itself to be a poison in the veins of our once so "proud & free" nation? Even if you cannot bear the thought of people using drugs, there is absolutely nothing you, or any government, can do to stop them. We have spent 40 years and trillions of dollars on this dangerous farce; Prohibition will not suddenly and miraculously start showing different results. Do you actually believe you may personally have something to lose If we were to begin basing our drug policy on science & logic instead of ignorance, hate and lies?
Maybe you're a police officer, a prison guard, or a local/national politician. Possibly you're scared of losing employment, overtime pay, the many kickbacks, and those regular fat bribes. But what good will any of that do you once our society has followed Mexico over the dystopian abyss of dismembered bodies, vats of acid, and marauding thugs carrying gold-plated AK-47s with leopard-skinned gunstocks?
Kindly allow us to forgo the next level of your sycophantic prohibition-engendered mayhem.
Prohibition prevents regulation: legalize, regulate, and tax!