Kern County sheriff’s deputies seized more than 200 marijuana plants and arrested a man during a search in Taft on Thursday, authorities said.

Deputies assigned to the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Taft Substation executed a search warrant in the 200 block of Naylor Avenue, according to the sheriff’s office.

During the search, deputies found and eradicated 204 marijuana plants.

Ricardo Orduna, 43, of Mexico, was arrested on suspicion of marijuana cultivation, possession of marijuana for sale, and maintaining a place for drug sales, according to the sheriff’s office.

Orduna was booked into the Kern County Sheriff’s Office Lerdo Justice Facility.

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