One thing you should never do is grow your pot on a Native American archaeological site. According to U.S. Attorney Phillip Talbert, Carlos Piedra-Murillo, 30, of Mexico, was sentenced this week in Fresno federal court for growing marijuana on one in the Sequoia National Forest.
Murillo received a two years and a month sentence in prison for conspiring to manufacture, distribute and possess marijuana with an intent to distribute.
According to Talbert, he also was ordered to pay the U.S. Forest Service $5,233 for damaging the land and natural resources.
Murillo wasn’t the only person involved. Juan Carlos Lopez, 32, Rafael Torres-Armenta, 30, and Javier Garcia Casteneda, are scheduled to be sentenced on June 26th. According to court documents, all men had conspired with Murillo to grow marijuana in the Domeland Wilderness. These three men are facing up to 20 years each in prison as well as a $1 million fine.
It was last year from May 1st until August 26th, that the men used 10 acres of land to grow the plants. Over 8,000 marijuana plants had been found by authorities as well as 15 pounds of procesed marijuana. There was also a .22 caliber rifle and ammunition, and a pellet rifle according to Talbert.
