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Check on a vehicle blocking a roadway leads to arrest, seizure of marijuana
COBB, Calif. – Narcotic’s detectives who checked a vehicle blocking a roadway in Cobb on Monday ended up arresting a local man, eradicating hundreds of marijuana plants and seizing processed marijuana.
Sean Michael Tragni, 45, of Cobb was arrested, according to Lt. Steve Brooks of the Lake County Sheriff's Office.
On Monday at approximately 12:15 p.m., narcotics detectives noticed a pickup blocking a portion of Meadow Circle in Cobb, and contacted Tragni, who was standing next to the vehicle, Brooks said.
While talking to Tragni, Brooks said the detectives noticed the bed of Tragni's pickup contained marijuana plants. Tragni explained that he was moving his plants, due to his lease agreement falling through.
Detectives located 20 marijuana plants in the back of the pickup and 19 additional plants on the property. There were no residences or permitted structures on the property, which is a county code violation. All of the plants were eradicated, Brooks said.
Brooks said detectives recognized Tragni from prior law enforcement contacts and asked if he was still growing marijuana at his residence. Tragni replied that he was not growing at his residence.
One of the detectives explained that he had been to his residence during a prior contact and at the time it appeared he was setting up an indoor grow, Brooks said. Tragni disagreed and told the detective that he had never been to his house.
Upon further questioning, Tragni admitted to growing marijuana at his house. When asked how many plants he had, Tragni replied “too many,” according to Brooks' report.
Detectives secured a search warrant for Tragni’s residence, which is located in the16000 block of Ponderosa Drive in Cobb and served it a short time later, Brooks said.
During the search detectives located two rooms under the residence which was being used to grow marijuana. From the two rooms, Brooks said detectives located and eradicated 644 marijuana plants.
Brooks said detectives located a shed on the property which was also being used to grow marijuana. They located and eradicated 149 marijuana plants from the shed and an additional 8 marijuana plants which were growing outside.
During a search of the residence, detectives located eight 1-pound packages of processed marijuana. Brooks said they also located approximately 10 pounds of processed marijuana which had not yet been packaged, along with digital scales, packaging materials, pay owe sheets and two firearms, all of which were seized as evidence.
Sean Tragni was arrested for cultivating marijuana, possession of marijuana for sale and being armed in the commission of a felony. He was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked, Brooks said.
Tragni's bail was set at $50,000. 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.