Fourth man charged in Mexican pot conspiracy that cops say killed El Dorado sheriff’s deputy

Sacramento Bee ^ | OCTOBER 29, 2019 | SAM STANTON

[artichokegrower]

Federal officials have charged a fourth man in connection with last week’s marijuana field shootout that killed El Dorado County sheriff’s Deputy Brian Ishmael, saying the new defendant was part of a conspiracy run out of Mexico that oversaw two marijuana grows in rural areas of Somerset and Georgetown.

[artichokegrower]

The use of smaller grow sites on private lands rather than the traditional use of huge pot grows in isolated National Forest lands is a trend that law enforcement sources say has been growing since California voters legalized recreational marijuana in 2016.

With state marijuana-growing penalties confusing and relatively minor, officials say drug cartels have moved away from having to haul growing equipment far into forests and instead have begun renting grow sites from individuals that the marijuana growers can easily drive to

A sheriffs officer murdered due to California's open border sanctuary state policy and legalized marijuana laws.

[Midwesterner53]

You think anyone in state government cares about that dead cop?

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

California leaders don’t care about a dead cop unless he was a registered Democrat voter.

However, here in Virginia, we care about all killed and wounded law enforcement officers. As the father of an Iraqi war combat veteran and federal Police K9 officer, I stand in solidarity with all law enforcement people, uniformed and civilian. WE ARE ONE FAMILY.

Fuck California politicians. They should all rot in hell.

[GailA]

US Coast Guard doing their job https://abcnews.go.com/US/377-million-drug-bust-includes-40000-combined-pounds/story?id=66611327

https://abcnews.go.com/US/submarine-found-pacific-ocean-165-million-cocaine-coast/story?id=65825505

[Midwesterner53]

I could not agree more. Best wishes to your cop son, stay safe!