2 men indicted for having nearly a ton of pot near Cedaredge

Two men have been indicted on federal charges after authorities found nearly a full ton of marijuana at a property near Cedaredge.

The Daily Sentinel of Grand Junction reports that 33-year-old Luis Adolfo Garcia and 23-year-old Luis Rios-Cortes were indicted Tuesday on one count of conspiracy to manufacture with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana and one count of manufacturing and possession with intent to distribute more than 100 kilograms of marijuana.

Rios-Cortes, who has a Mexican identification card, was also indicted on a separate charge of being an alien illegally in the United States in possession of a firearm.

According to court documents, federal Drug Enforcement Administration agents seized 1,860 pounds of harvested and drying marijuana during a raid on Friday.