Man Says in Lawsuit They Were Unlawfully Seized AZTEC - A local man is demanding the San Juan County Sheriff's Office reimburse him for dozens of marijuana plants seized from his property in a raid in May 2014. Gilbert Oldfield claims in a lawsuit filed in District Court on Dec. 1 that a sheriff's deputy unlawfully seized 43 marijuana plants last year from his residence on County Road 3950. The deputy, Nima Babadi, seized the marijuana plants, despite knowing Oldfield possessed a New Mexico marijuana grower's license, according to the complaint. [continues 409 words]
