Three men face charges after deputies bust illegal marijuana grow

Three men face charges after sheriff deputies say they started an illegal marijuana grow in Ritzville.

Adams County Deputies say they served out a search warrant Thursday morning at a home off Gering Rd., which lead to 3,000 marijuana plants from the 60 acre farm. Deputies say they also located firearms and packaging materials for illegal distribution and sales.

They now say the estimated street value of the plants is $12 million.

On Friday deputies posted that three people, Eleazar Mendoza-Abarca, Sergio Mendoza-Abarca and Ariel Barragan-Reyes have also been arrested and face charges. Deputies say those charges include alien in possession of a firearm, possession/manufacture of marihuana with intent to deliver and possible other federal charges.

Adams County deputies say Grant County, Moses Lake police, ICE, INET and other federal agencies assisted with the search warrant on the location off Gering.