(07:49) SANTA CRUZ COUNTY – A man was arrested in the Santa Cruz Mountains this week for growing a number of marijuana plants exceeding the county’s limit. On Monday, deputies began conducting medical marijuana compliance checks in the area of Ormsby Cutoff and Highland Way, to ensure growers were not exceeding the limit of 99 plants. As a result, thousands of marijuana plants were cut down or seized on multiple properties. On Tuesday, deputies came across a property with over 5,000 plants. The property’s owner was apprehended and booked into Santa Cruz County Jail. (S.G.)
