A Guttenberg man was caught with 25 pounds of marijuana and six ounces of hallucinogenic mushrooms containing Psilocybin after police investigated a stolen vehicle.
By John Heinis/Hudson County View
Francis D. Rodriguez, 53, of Guttenberg, was arrested and charged with receiving stolen property, manufacturing/distributing a controlled dangerous substance, the same charge within 500 feet of a public park, the same charged within 1,000 feet of school property, failure to make lawful disposition, distribution/manufacturing of drug paraphernalia, and maintaining or operating a CDS production facility, according to Police Sgt. Aleksandar Ramadanovic.
Yesterday at approximately 3:30 p.m., the Guttenberg Police Department was contacted by members of the Pasco County Sheriff’s Office in Florida, requesting assistance with an ongoing investigation of a stolen motor vehicle.
According to the information found during their investigation, they were able to utilize the vehicle’s GPS tracking function located on the 2021 Land Rover, which was stolen out of their jurisdiction on July 5th.
The vehicle’s GPS showed that the vehicle was located somewhere on Abbie Court in Guttenberg. Members of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Patrol Division immediately responded to the area near Abbie Court.
The owner of the stolen vehicle was able to activate the vehicle’s panic alarm remotely, and with the owner’s assistance, detectives of the Guttenberg Police Department’s Criminal Investigations Bureau were able to secure a search warrant to retrieve the stolen vehicle.
During the court-authorized search warrant, the 2021 Land Rover was located, and it was uncovered that the home was being utilized to traffic a large amount of narcotics.
Along with the Land Rover, over 25 pounds of suspected marijuana, over 6 ounces of suspected hallucinogenic mushrooms containing Psilocybin, and various instruments utilized to manufacture, package, distribute, and dispense narcotics were recovered.
In addition to the items recovered above, cash believed to be proceeds of illicit narcotics trafficking was also seized, authorities said.
Great job – these loser breaking the law need to be put to a stop.
Yea then why don’t you start with your crooked Mayor who been breaking the law ever since he took office . I’m surprised that none of his staff females have filed a sexual harassment charge yet but it’s coming this guy is a POS !!!!!!