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Deputies seize nearly 5 pounds of marijuana, $36,000 cash in Gainesville drug bust

Israel Delarosa

GAINESVILLE, Ga. — A Gainesville man was arrested after Homeland Security Investigations and deputies with the Hall County Sheriff’s Office seized nearly five pounds of marijuana from his home.

Investigators served a search warrant on Wednesday, September 20, at the home of Israel Delarosa, 35, on Wildwood Drive in Gainesville.

The sheriff’s office estimated that marijuana with a street value of $8,000 was seized. Investigators also seized approximately $36,000 in U.S. currency.

Delarosa faces charges of felony possession of marijuana and possession of marijuana with intent to distribute.

He remains in the Hall County Jail with no bond.