Opinion
BENJAMIN B. WAGNER, United States Attorney, LAUREL J. MONTOYA, Assistant United States Attorney, Fresno, CA, Attorneys for Plaintiff United States of America.
ORDER FOR DESTRUCTION OF BULK MARIJUANA SEIZURE
BARBARA M. McAULIFFE, Magistrate Judge.
The United States of America having applied to this Court for an order permitting its agents to destroy any bulk marijuana seized in connection with the execution of search warrants in this matter pursuant to duly authorized search warrants, and good cause appearing therefor,
IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the National Park Service 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.