A Yuba City police officer removes marijuana plants from a property in the 3000 block of Butte House Road on Feb. 18, where authorities say they seized 1,725 plants during an illegal indoor cultivation investigation. Photo courtesy of Yuba City Police Department

YUBA CITY, CA (MPG) - Yuba City police cited two residents after officers seized more than 1,700 marijuana plants during a search warrant service Feb. 18. In a separate operation the next day, officers arrested three people for furnishing alcohol to a minor during a decoy enforcement effort.

Officers executed a search warrant in the 3000 block of Butte House Road following multiple citizen complaints about a suspected illegal indoor marijuana grow. Homeless Liaison Officer Cornwell led the investigation with assistance from the department’s Investigative Unit and the Yuba-Sutter Narcotics Enforcement Team, known as NET-5.

Police reported finding a cultivation operation spread across three shops on the property. Authorities seized 1,725 marijuana plants with a combined net weight of about 640 pounds.

Yuba City police officers conduct a shoulder-tap decoy operation Feb. 19 in partnership with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. The operation resulted in three arrests for furnishing alcohol to a minor. Photo courtesy of Yuba City Police Department

Police cited Aiyung Hu, 59, and Wenhua Xiao, 59, both of Yuba City, for illegal cultivation under California Health and Safety Code 11358(c). Officers released both at the scene.

On Feb. 19, the department partnered with the California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control to conduct a shoulder-tap decoy operation in the city. Police used a 19-year-old decoy during the operation.

The effort resulted in three arrests for furnishing alcohol to a minor. Police said the individuals arrested were not employees of the businesses contacted.

The operation was funded through a grant awarded to the Yuba City Police Department by the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control. Police said the enforcement efforts are part of ongoing work to prevent underage access to alcohol and maintain community safety.