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Detectives arrest Lakeport man, seize marijuana
LAKEPORT, Calif. – A Lakeport man was arrested last week on charges related to marijuana cultivation and sale following the service of a search warrant at his home.
Phillip Stephen Sees, 68, a retired principal, was arrested on Wednesday, February 26, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.
Brooks said narcotics detectives secured a search warrant for Sees' residence and property, located in the 4000 block of Scotts Valley Road in Lakeport, on Feb. 24, serving the warrant two days later at 9 a.m.
Upon entry into the residence, detectives located and detained Sees without incident, along with three other people they found on the property. The other three subjects later were released, Brooks said.
During the search detectives located multiple bedrooms inside the residence and an outbuilding which were converted to cultivate marijuana indoors, Brooks said.
Brooks said detectives located and eradicated a total of 247 marijuana plants which were in different stages of growth. Each room being used to cultivate marijuana contained several 1000-watt high pressure sodium lights. Detectives reported each room also contained a complex ventilation and electrical system.
Approximately 116 pounds of processed marijuana shake was located in the trunk of a vehicle and seized as evidence. It was vacuum packed in six large bags. Brooks said shake is the byproduct or what’s leftover after trimming the marijuana buds and is used for manufacturing concentrated cannabis.
Sees was arrested for the cultivation of marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and for maintaining a drug house. He was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked.
Sees' bail was set at $15,000, according to jail records. 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.