LAKE COUNTY, Calif. – A vehicle stop conducted Monday night by the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force has resulted in one arrest and the seizure of approximately 24 pounds of processed marijuana.
Jasmine Leigh Schrade, 31, of Upper Lake was arrested following the stop, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
At 10 p.m. Monday narcotics detectives were traveling westbound on Highway 20 in Upper Lake when they noticed a Ford pickup also traveling westbound in front of them, Brooks said.
Detectives provided the license plate number to Central Dispatch and requested the status of the vehicles registration. Brooks said Central Dispatch advised the vehicles registration had been expired and suspended since July.
Detectives conducted an enforcement stop of the vehicle in the 100 block of East Highway 20 in Upper Lake and contacted the driver, who was identified as Schrade, Brooks said.
Schrade said she did not have a driver’s license because it had been suspended for driving under the influence. Brooks said Schrade also admitted to being on felony probation out of Lake County for possession of a controlled substance.
Detectives smelled the strong odor of marijuana emitting from the vehicle. They also noticed several large plastic containers, covered by a clear plastic tarp in the bed of the pickup, Brooks said.
Brooks said Schrade was asked if she had a medical recommendation to possess marijuana and she said her recommendation was expired.
When asked, she refused to tell detectives how much marijuana was in the vehicle. Brooks said detectives conducted a search of the vehicle and located six plastic containers which contained processed marijuana.
Schrade was arrested for the possession of marijuana for sale, selling or furnishing marijuana, violating the terms of her probation and for driving while her license was suspended. Brooks said she was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.
The marijuana from the plastic containers had a combined weight of 23.9 pounds, Brooks said.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.