Location: 21200 block of Avenue 245, Lindsay; 25700 block of Hypericum Road, Visalia

Incident Date: 5/16/18-5/17/18

Incident Time: 1100 hours

Case Number: 18-06495, 18-06496

Victim: State of California

City: Lindsay, Visalia

Posted by: Media Relations

Cultivation of marijuana, Possession of a short-barreled rifle, Possession of a high-capacity magazine

SUSPECTS:
Sergio Pineda, 18 years old – Lindsay
Rolando Soto, 38 years old – Lindsay

Adolfo Cruz – 28 years old – Visalia
Pablo Ponce – 52 years old – Visalia
Alberto Panera – 33 years old - Visalia

On May 16 and May 17 of 2018, Detectives with the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office responded to residences in the Lindsay and Visalia areas to assist Tulare County RMA with the service of civil abatement warrants for marijuana. 

During the execution of the search warrants, Deputies located 2,400 marijuana plants on the 21200 block of Avenue 245, in Lindsay, and 500 marijuana plants on the 25700 block of Hypericum Road, in Visalia.  Detectives also located an illegal short-barreled assault rifle with a high-capacity magazine at the Lindsay residence.

Sergio Pineda and Rolando Soto were arrested in connection with the Lindsay investigation, and Aldofo Cruz, Pablo Ponce, and Alberto Panera were arrested in connection with the Visalia investigation. 

During the investigation, it was determined the marijuana was being illegally cultivated and in violation of HS 11358.


This case remains under investigation and anyone with information is encouraged to call the Tulare County Sheriff’s Office at (559) 733-6211 or anonymous information may be reported via Tipnow email: tcso@tipnow.net, text or voicemail at 559-725-4194 or download the Tipnow app for Android or Apple phones.