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YAKIMA, Wash. -- Three relatives were arraigned Thursday on charges of growing marijuana in a secluded forest area off U.S. Highway 97.
Jorge Omar Salazar-Villalobos, 18, Fortunato Villalobos-Peralta, 26, and Rubisel Villalobos-Martinez, 19, were charged earlier this month in Yakima County Superior Court in connection with a 60-plant marijuana operation near Satus Pass.
The men — all of whom also face immigration charges — were arrested July 29 near the area where a statewide cannabis eradication team had discovered a 42,000-plant operation earlier that day. Court records identify Villalobos-Peralta as an uncle to the two younger men, who are cousins.
Inside the men’s vehicle, Yakima Sheriff’s Office detectives discovered potting containers, gallon milk jugs and gardening tools typically used to tend marijuana, according to court records.
— Melissa Sánchez
They're just doing the jobs Americans won't do. Give em a break.
Report ViolationFrom this story:
"The men — all of whom also face immigration charges — were arrested July 29 near the area where a statewide cannabis eradication team had discovered a 42,000-plant operation earlier that day."
From earlier today:
"Aristeo Lopez-Santacruz and Honorato Santos-Solorio were charged Tuesday with manufacturing a controlled substance and firearm possession in connection to a marijuana grow discovered by authorities last month.....
The men, being held at Yakima County jail, also face immigration hearings."
But let me be clear, illegal immigration has nothing to do with any of our problems.
These men should be deported. Unfortunately, they'll be back within a month of being deported. Maybe they should just shoot them.
Sjuan, nobody has ever said illegal immigration has nothing to do with any of our problems, it simply isn't the ONLY reason for our problems. These are the illegals that should be targeted and dealt with. The honest people that actually come to this nation to make a living should be given a chance.
sjuan wrote: "But let me be clear, illegal immigration has nothing to do with any of our problems."
LOL... at least in this particular case it appears that there is some type of connection. I can just see the Illegal Immigrant Marijuana Growers Association (AKA the ultra-liberal feel-good folks) legal fund gearing up to defend these persecuted individuals.
I am outraged at the racial profiling that the people of this community put up with! Racists! Bigots!
OH NO!
I'm having that dream again.
Long lines of people being escorted south. What does it mean?
sjuan, just because the name of the pot growers is Lopez-Santacruz and Santos-Solorio that means they are illegal immigrants and Latino. In Ireland the Santos-Solorio family is the next biggest to the O'Briens.
And because they face immigration charges, they must be illegal? Maybe they hold Juris Doctorates and are practicing immigration law hence facing charges. In order to fight them, you must face them right?
Immigration enforcement won't solve all of our problems like paying bills, figuring out what to do for the day or what show to watch so we need to just not do anything. Even doing nothing doesn't solve anything so how the hell does that argument make any sense when used on somebody proposing any solution?
Retarded.
It needs to start at the borders. I cant believe the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA with all our high technology can not keep the illegal aliens out of our country. Im sorry to say but I think that most of our criminal activity is from the mexican illegal aliens or the children they have born here in the United States. And for those who think "The honest people that actually come to this nation to make a living should be given a chance." I agree if they came here LEGALY NOT ILLEGALY.
Report ViolationRight. Criminal Aliens are the problem. Deportation is the solution. We need average citizens to participate in the solution. The growers seem to own the politicians and police so it seems we have to be involved unless you want our cities to look like Mexico and our country destroyed.
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