NICE, Calif. – Compliance checks of several marijuana grow sites in the Nice area on Wednesday resulted in one arrest and the seizure of 223 marijuana plants.

Arrested during the checks was 46-year-old Jose Guillermo Garcia-Jimenez of Nice, according to Lt. Steve Brooks.

On Wednesday, the Lake County Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force – along with personnel from Lake County Code Enforcement – conducted marijuana compliance checks on seven locations in the Nice area, Brooks said.

He reported that three sites were determined to be out of compliance and, as a result, 223 marijuana plants were eradicated and seized from those grow sites.

Narcotics detectives and Lake County Code Enforcement responded to a residence located in the 7000 block of Marin Street in Nice to conduct a compliance check. Brooks said they located 125 marijuana plants which were growing behind a residence Code Enforcement had red-tagged.

Narcotics detectives located Garcia-Jimenez, who was in the process of watering the marijuana plants. Brooks said Garcia-Jimenez told the detectives that the plants were not his and he did not have a medical marijuana recommendation.

Garcia-Jimenez was arrested for the cultivation of marijuana and the possession of marijuana for sales. He was transported to the Lake County Hill Road Correctional Facility and booked, Brooks said.

Bail was set at $15,000, and jail records indicated Garcia-Jimenez has since been released.

Narcotics detectives and code enforcement responded to the 6000 block of Floyd Street in Nice, regarding illegal marijuana cultivation. Brooks said they located 21 marijuana plants which were being grown on a vacant lot.

The property was undeveloped and was solely being utilized for marijuana cultivation with no livable residences or structures. The plants were eradicated and destroyed, Brooks said.

Narcotics detectives and code enforcement also responded to a residence located in the 7000 block of Kelly Road in Nice, regarding illegal marijuana cultivation. Brooks said detectives located 77 marijuana plants growing in plain site.

The residence was unoccupied and found to be in violation of several county codes. The plants were eradicated and destroyed, Brooks said.

The Sheriff’s Narcotics Task Force can be reached through its anonymous tip line at 707-263-3663.