Opinion
case no. 1:12 SW 00172-DLB
07-10-2012
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER United States Attorney LAUREL J. MONTOYA Assistant United States Attorneys Attorneys for Plaintiff
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER
United States Attorney
LAUREL J. MONTOYA
Assistant United States Attorneys
Attorneys for Plaintiff
ORDER FOR DESTRUCTION OF
BULK MARIJUANA SEIZURE
The United States of America hereby applies to this Court for an order permitting its agents to destroy any bulk marijuana seized in connection with the execution of a search warrant in this matter pursuant to duly authorized search warrants, and good cause appearing therefor,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the DEA and other investigative agencies involved in the investigation of this matter are authorized to destroy any bulk marijuana plants seized in this case after they are counted and, if possible, weighed, after the entire cultivation site is photographed and/or videotaped, and after a representative sample consisting of no more than three kilograms and a sample aggregate portion of the whole amount is retained for chemical testing.
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U.S. Magistrate Judge