Mario Garcia, Six Pals Accused of Land Scam to Create Illegal Marijuana Grow

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Larimer County Sheriff's Office via the Fort Collins Coloradoan

Earlier this week, we posted about two illegal marijuana grows found on federal land. Ten foreign nationals were busted in separate operations.

Now, Mario Garcia and six others are in custody on charges related to an illegal grow of their own — one they allegedly built up on private land they took over and tried to hang onto via a complicated scam backed by threats and a pit bull.

Last week, the Larimer County Sheriff's Office and Larimer County Crime Stoppers declared Garcia to be a wanted fugitive.

On their respective Facebook pages, they posted the following mug shot....

Mario Garcia.

Larimer County Sheriff's Office

...along with the revelation that he was the "focus of an ongoing criminal investigation...involving threats and extortion to take control of a Larimer County homeowner's property for the purpose of illegally growing marijuana."...

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