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2 Fla. responders arrested on marijuana charges

By Joe Crankshaw
Sun-Sentinel

ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. — Two St. Lucie County firefighters were arrested on marijuana cultivation charges after deputies seized 80 marijuana plants from a warehouse in Martin County and four marijuana plants from a shed in rural St. Lucie County.

Herman Michael Gonzalez, 36, of Palm City, was arrested Tuesay morning exiting a warehouse that Martin County sheriff’s detectives said is a sophisticated marijuana grow house containing 80 plants valued at $400,000.

Gonzalez has been charged with cultivation and trafficking in marijuana, and is being held on a $105,000 bond at the Martin County Jail.

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