A specialized unit in the Rialto Police Department arrested two men on suspicion of cultivating marijuana Friday afternoon.
The Street Crime Attack Team went to the 120 block of West Valencia Ave based on a tip that marijuana was being grown at the residence according to a police news release.
Officers arrived at the residence to find the marijuana concealed in a garden in between tall rows of corn.
More than 100 plants were seized weighing an about 50 pds with an estimated street value of $30,000.
Anyone with any further information is asked to call Rialto Police @ 909-820-2594 or anonymously through the WeTip line at 800-78-crime
Also the fireworks team responded to a WeTip call. Once Officers arrived at the residence they discovered a large cache of illegal fireworks in the house. Officers seized over 300 pounds of illegal fireworks with an estimated street value of $5,000 Along with a pound of marijuana and over 40 tablets of ecstasy. The estimated street value of the illegal narcotics is approximately $1,500.
Keep calling in those homes especially the illegal fireworks our men and women are working hard to make this a safe and fun 4th of July.
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