FRESNO, Calif. — In a string of marijuana cultivation cases, Jorge Alberto Torres, 28, of Bakersfield, California, was sentenced to three years and 10 months in prison for conspiring to cultivate, distribute and possess with intent to distribute 920 marijuana plants grown on a private ranch in Kern County without permission or knowledge of the landowner.
According to court records, agents seized a loaded assault firearm and three pounds of processed marijuana. In sentencing Torres, U.S. District Judge Lawrence J. O’Neill also considered evidence that Torres had in the past been captured on trail cameras in the Sequoia National Forest making supply drops to another marijuana cultivation site in the Long Meadow Creek area in Tulare County.
Upon completion of his prison term, Torres is subject to deportation to Mexico.
This case was the product of an investigation by the DEA, the U.S. Forest Service, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Kern County Sheriff’s Office.
Torres’ exact criminal charges were conspiring to cultivate, distribute and possess with intent to distribute marijuana. The city and state where the crime took place is Bakersfield, California. The exact date of the sentencing is not provided in the source, but the crime date likely occurred in 2012.
The sentence or outcome of the case for Torres is three years and 10 months in prison, with the possibility of deportation to Mexico upon completion of his prison term.
The source does not provide the exact dollar amounts associated with this case.
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Key Facts
- State: California
- Category: Drug Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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