300 Pounds of Unlicensed Marijuana Seized During Traffic Stop South of Willits
On November 9, 2023, at approximately 11:23 a.m., a silver Dodge Ram hauling an enclosed trailer was pulled over for speeding on Hwy 101, just south of the Ridgewood Scales near Willits. What initially appeared to be a routine traffic stop soon turned into a bust for marijuana.
The California Highway Patrol (CHP) officer discovered in the enclosed trailer approximately 300 pounds of unprocessed marijuana, all lacking the necessary licensing and documentation.
Olegario Marin, the CHP spokesperson, said, “The driver Carlos Sanicrenoj of Ukiah was cited and released with a complaint to be filled for 11360(a)(2)H&S, 11359(b)H&S, 11358(c)H&S.”
The seized marijuana, once referred to as the “green gold” of the cannabis industry, has been confiscated as evidence. The investigation has been transferred to the Mendocino Major Crimes Task Force and the Department of Cannabis Control (DCC).
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Dodge Ram pulling an enclosed trailer southbound on 101 in November.
Should have just put a banner on the side “Weed enclosed”
What % of the daily amount transported thru there is #300…!?
.001%?
Lol , never heard it called “green gold” even once
https://www.google.com/search?q=%22green+gold%22+marijuana&oq=%22green+gold%22+marijuana&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTINCAEQLhivARjHARiABDINCAIQLhivARjHARiABDIHCAMQABiABDIHCAQQABiABDIHCAUQABiABDIHCAYQABiABDIKCAcQABiGAxiKBdIBCDY1MDZqMGo3qAIAsAIA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#ip=1
Been in the business for 37 years & never once have I heard anyone use the term green gold.
But now I see why Willits High School colors are green & gold.
Hahahaha!
In the 70s, an ounce of worthwhile pot from Humboldt or Mendocino cost the same as an ounce of gold.
Now a pound is worth less than a cord of firewood
That was the case in the early 90s as well. The people I know who amassed the most wealth in cannabis did a lot of work in that era
In the 60s, I heard a lot about Acapulco Gold.
https://youtu.be/zM9a_A8SW8g
More like green pyrite now.
Me chop da trees
Me burn da fire
Me plow da field
Me put da organic manure
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=zrF0C4rnwdc&pp=ygUSQ2hlemlkZWsgbWFyaWp1YW5h
To the tax man it’s green gold! to the rest of us it’s pretty much not worth shit anymore.
Why do they always drive like fools???
They fly down the road going 60 in a 35 with a busted light If your going to be dumb, better be tough
It’s usually the 2023 Range Rover, dented body panels, never washed once leaving the showroom floor, Bob Marley stickers plastered on the windows.
The feeling that you’ve got the world by the tail. Yeehaw a great harvest we’ve got her All the pot and money that comes with it.
Hard to prove you weren’t speeding
Because they are.
Ram 2500 — the drivers of these trucks have a DUI rate almost 3 times the national average and are far and away the most frequently used vehicles by drunk drivers. The cops know this and so are going to pay a lot more attention to any traffic violations they see Ram trucks commit.
Yep because its a working mans truck and working men pay their fines
And drink and speed?
You called right
Substantiate that claim.
I was curious too and a shallow internet search shows lots of articles like this citing a survey by an insurance company
https://driving.ca/auto-news/crashes/the-drivers-of-these-10-vehicles-net-the-most-duis-u-s-survey
Speeding?
What a “dope”
That is what the cops said when I got popped also. I was not. They just wanted to stop and search. My word against 2 cops lying in front of a judge friend of theirs, no jury for that motion – I didn’t stand a chance…and they know that trick, believe me….
Always thought it a good idea to keep the speed down!
That’s a bummer. If you are pulling a trailer, speed limit is 55MPH. Don’t be dumb.
Edit: I also found the “green gold” comment to be strange. It felt…. forced.
Green rush/ gold rush They kinda went together
Idiots…Perps need to follow speed laws when committing a crime.
I saw that pull over by the way. Trailer doors open & it was full of black totes with yellow lids. Lol. Are those totes ever used for anything other than weed? I don’t think so.
They perfectly fit a Costco pack of paper towels or toilet paper. Bought many during covid- still using that stash!
We just moved our entire household, in a UHAUL truck, full of Costco black and yellow totes, from Humboldt to Idaho. We had zero weed in those totes. Some dumb fuck thought otherwise and gunned us down in a senseseless, obnoxious drive-by shooting.
So, yes, those “black totes with yellow lids” can be used for things other than weed.
“Gunned you down”? What does that mean?
I mean it literally. Over 10 gun shots to the front of the UHaul, including one to a hand. It happened November 4th in Loleta.
Funny thing is there is thousands of vehicles driving through the road construction section south of Willits speeding lately. I know because I do it daily. But the cops only seem to pull over things that can be carrying large amounts.
I can be going 95mph on my motorcycle & they don’t even glance at me. Totally serious.
Probably can’t catch you! Ride on brother!
Got what he deserved. Now he can disappear like the last piece of cake at a weight-watchers convention.
You have to pay the Big Guy, aka the Government. Then your stuff instantly becomes good for you.
Me thinks the genius stoners driving the weed had lost their ounce scale (and their patience ) and now were legit heading for the Ridgewood Scales to drive the trailer onto the scales and weigh it all at once!?
Not suprising. These are the same caliber of folks that voted themselves out of a job so they could “get high in public man!” Arrogance is part of the click
John Gotti once said if the cops accused you of robbing a church and you got a steeple sticking out your ass, you deny it! For those of you out there that don’t know this information I will educate you today. 70% of law enforcement does not keep their radar guns calibrated up-to-date. I can tell you this much, and the times that I have been accused of speeding by law enforcement I reply to the officer if you can provide me with an up-to-date certification showing me that your radar gun has been calibrated up-to-date I will be more than happy to take that ticket and sign it today. And just about every time the officer replies I don’t want to write you a ticket. Live and learn ?✌️
It doesn’t really matter when you’re hauling a trailer load of weed.
One crime at a time you’ll be just fine.
Cool story brah! Totally believable.
That never happened
Lol. Never trust someone that names themselves after a desert
Lol. Or steals an insurance company’s commercial catch phrase
ROFLMAO!!!! Could ya be any more obvious with your load of weed? Special kind of stupid, yeah? Holy cow. Snort, giggle. Dang!
The ‘special kind’ are all that’s left in this industry.
Marijuana has to have a license?
Obviously, pot is not legal at all…
Lot’s of legal professions require a license
A license is merely another tax…
Take care not to break more than one law at a time…
300 pounds must be worth at least a few bucks, so drive in the right lane, go the speed limit, fly sober and make sure to signal…
The CHP stops cars at random, this time of year, to “sniff” the interior…
I wonder how much there was to begin with…