California: 3 arrested in connection with growing marijuana

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MOORPARK, Calif. - Three men were arrested Wednesday in connection with cultivating marijuana, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office.

A monthlong investigation was launched into Michael Eastman, 29, of Moorpark, after a deputy responded to a call for service at a residence on Saddlebow Road in a Bell Canyon gated community and the deputy noticed indicators that the home was being used to cultivate marijuana, authorities said.

Officers saw Eastman leaving a home on Hackamore Lane in Bell Canyon on Wednesday and then get into a vehicle with Anthony Morales, 29, of Sylmar, and Jonathan Ghobrial, 22, of West Hills, officials said. The vehicle was stopped and all three men were detained while a search warrant was conducted at the Saddlebow Road residence, authorities said. More than 200 marijuana plants in various stages of growth were found inside the home, officials said.

Later, a search warrant on the Hackamore...

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