Illegal marijuana grow shut down in Markleeville

More than 100 pounds of dried and finished marijuana were confiscated Tuesday from a residence in Markleeville and one person was arrested.

This is the second illegal grow Alpine County sheriff’s deputies have uncovered in a matter of days.

Deputies said they found “an elaborate indoor and outdoor facility for the cultivation, harvesting and processing of marijuana” at 180 Larson Canyon Road.

One-pound packages of marijuana, 20 plants as tall as 6-feet, 30 immature plants, a small number of psilocybin mushrooms, and concentrated marijuana known as hashish were confiscated.

Jason Scott Miller, 37, of Markleeville was arrested Oct. 16 and booked on charges of marijuana cultivation, possession of concentrated cannabis, possession of marijuana for sale and sales of marijuana.

— Lake Tahoe News staff report