LOCH LOMOND, Calif. – The service of a search warrant which involved two separate residences has resulted in one arrest and the seizure of marijuana, firearms and cash.
Robert Harold Goldsmith, 75, of Loch Lomond, was arrested following the search warrant services, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
Brooks said narcotics officers secured a search warrant for a residence located in the 12000 block of Black Oak Drive in Loch Lomond and a residence located in the 10000 block of Rosa Trail in Kelseyville on Wednesday.
At 8:30 a.m. Thursday, the Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force served the warrant at the first residence in Loch Lomond, Brooks said. Detectives entered the residence and detained Goldsmith.
During the search detectives noticed one of the bedrooms was set up for drying and processing marijuana. Brooks said the garage was sectioned off with three separate rooms to accommodate the different stages of growth. There was a vegetation room containing non flowering plants, a flowering room which contained mature plants and a clone room.
He said detectives located and eradicated 746 marijuana plants and seized four firearms from the Black Oak Drive address. They also located and seized $3,693, which is pending asset forfeiture proceedings.
Detectives served the warrant on the Rosa Trail address, which was also under the control of Goldsmith, Brooks said.
During a search of the residence detectives noticed the garage was sectioned off with a sophisticated vegetation room, flowering room and a cloning room, he said.
Brooks said the detectives located and eradicated 491 marijuana plants from the three rooms and seized 25 pounds of processed marijuana. Detectives also located and seized two firearms from the residence.
Lake County Code Enforcement assisted the detectives by red-tagging both residences for unsafe and unpermitted electrical wiring.
Goldsmith was arrested for cultivating marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and for being armed while in the commission of a felony, Brooks said.
Goldsmith was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked, with bail set at $25,000. Jail records indicated he later posted the required percentage of bail and was released.
The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.