Tough Sentences Given In Marijuana Camp Case
Hunter Tips Off Police After 2008 Discovery
POSTED: 5:25 am EST November 9,
2009
UPDATED: 5:32 am EST November 9,
2009
BAY CITY, Mich. -- A federal judge has ordered prison sentences for the last of seven men convicted of working at a marijuana camp in a remote area of Michigan's Gladwin County.Authorities last year harvested 4,000 pot plants worth $4 million after a tip from a hunter.They also discovered 100 pounds of flour, cooking oil, a tortilla press and instant noodles -- enough to feed seven people for a week.A federal judge in Bay City sentenced Erik Nevarez to 20 years in prison this week. His lawyer said he worked less than a week at the camp, but his punishment jumped because of his criminal record.David Tinoco got a 10-year sentence.Five other defendants sentenced last summer each received three years in prison.
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