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Posted: 6:27 PM Feb 10, 2012
10 years in prison for pair that grew marijuana in national forest
Federal prosecutors say Jose Esqueda-Garcia and Moises Lopez-Ontiveros were arrested last year in a bust that found more than 9,400 pot plants.
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(WEAU) - Two men will spend the next decade in prison for their roles in maintaining a pot growing operation in the Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest.
Federal prosecutors say Jose Esqueda-Garcia, 19, and Moises Lopez-Ontiveros, 21, were arrested last year in a bust that found more than 9,400 pot plants. They both pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture marijuana charges.
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