LAKE HAVASU CITY
www.lhcaz.gov
Charlie Cassens
Communications & Intergovernmental Affairs
Office
– (928) 854-4212 Cell – (928) 486-8879 Fax – (928) 680-4892
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September
20, 2007
Police Seize Marijuana, Arrest Two for Transporting
Lake Havasu City Police Department detectives, assisted by U.S.
D.E.A. agents, arrested two suspects and seized over 2 pounds of “high grade”
marijuana. On Tuesday, September 18, at
approximately 7:30 p.m., officers stopped a 2007 Ford Escape for speeding on
State Route 95 near milepost 185. During
the traffic stop, officers detected a strong odor of marijuana coming from the
vehicle. The subsequent search revealed two
grocery bags containing approximately one pound of marijuana each. The marijuana was identified as ‘BC Buds’, a
high grade form of marijuana grown in British Columbia. This marijuana is extremely potent and a
quarter-ounce sells on the street for about $240.
Detectives arrested the driver, James Donald Gilliland, age 27, and charged
him with transporting marijuana, a class-3 felony, possession of marijuana for sale,
a class-4 felony, conspiracy to transport marijuana, a class-4 felony and possession
of drug paraphernalia, a class-6 felony. Jesse Smith, age 27, a passenger in the
vehicle, was arrested and charged with conspiracy to transport marijuana, a
class-4 felony. Gilliland and Smith were
remanded to the custody of the Mohave County Sheriff’s Office following their
initial appearance and are held on $100,000 bond. Detectives executed a search warrant at
Gilliland’s residence on Bimini Lane where they
discovered numerous items of stolen property, including televisions and a
weapon. Approximately one-quarter pound of marijuana was also seized. Additional criminal charges will be filed once
the stolen property is processed. Total
street value of the 36 ounces seized is estimated at $34,560.
Contact:
Lieutenant Richie Sloma 928-680-5420
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