More pot busts

By Linda Williams/TWN Staff Writer
Article Launched: 02/27/2008 11:51:36 AM PST

"We are going to continue to go after large commercial growers," said Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman when asked about the number of recent pot busts in the north county.

Two Willits area residents are in custody following a search of their Blackhawk Road residence by the Mendocino Major Crimes Task Force. The search reportedly found 134 mature plants, five pounds of processed bud marijuana, 5.7 grams of methamphetamine, $5,000 in cash, a vial of liquid LSD, psilocybin mushrooms and 2 firearms.

Kimberly Dawn Lansing, 36, of Willits, was arrested on suspicion of possession and cultivation of marijuana for sale and carrying a concealed weapon.

Scott Steven Selzer, 37, of Willits, was arrested on suspicion of cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale, being armed during the commission of a felony and possession of a controlled substance.

Former Willits resident Robert Archie Winiger, 49, of Ukiah was arrested on February 11 following the search of his Ukiah home where the MMCTF reportedly found more than $10,000 in cash, 7 pounds of processed bud, 771 plants and three firearms in an indoor marijuana grow. Winiger was arrested on suspicion of cultivation and possession of marijuana for sale and possession of a firearm in commission of a felony.