A man whose military record came under intense scrutiny in 2014, was among several people detained during a marijuana raid on Tomki Road Tuesday morning, according to Mendocino County Sheriff Tom Allman.

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Bowdrie “Bowe” Bergdahl was released in 2014 after five years captivity with the Taliban, only to be charged with desertion by the U.S. Army.

On Tuesday he was visiting friends at a residence on Tomki Road, seven miles north of Redwood Valley, when members of the Mendocino County Major Crimes Task Force and COMMET served search warrants at the residence where 181 large marijuana plants were found.

Several of the people there were arrested, although Allman did not have an exact number. Allman said that Bergdahl had clear evidence with him showing he had arrived in California on Friday and was planning to leave on Wednesday.

“We realized he had nothing to do with (the marijuana grow),” Allman said.

He was detained as part of the raid but was not arrested. He was subsequently delivered to the Army in Oakland by Sheriff’s personnel and his name will appear in the report sent to the Mendocino County District Attorney’s Office. Allman said rumors that the military intervened to prevent Bergdahl’s arrest are untrue.