A half-dozen people connected with a medical marijuana dispensary in Mentone were arrested Thursday on suspicion of violating the Compassionate Use Act and Prop. 215, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release.

Arrested on various drug charges and booked into the Central Detention Center in San Bernardino were:

Shannon Lewis Troncoso, 38, of San Dimas, identified by the Sheriff's Department as the dispensary's owner.

Luis Albert Hernandez, 40, of Mentone;

Jason Craig Ramsey, 40, of Yucaipa;

Mayra Agueda Godoy, 25, of Corona;

Tod Lee McDonald, 43, of Mentone; and

Gail Marie Shea, 38, of San Dimas.



Bail for Troncoso, Hernandez, Ramsey and Godoy was set at $500,000 each. McDonald's bail was set at $25,000. Shea has been released on bail.

Sheriff's narcotics investigators raided the Mentone Patients Association on Thursday after a two-month investigation revealed that the dispensary was charging specific prices for its products rather than asking for donations and was not verifying that those buying the product had a valid medical marijuana identification card or a recommendation from a physician, the department said.

The dispensary also violated a moratorium on marijuana dispensaries put in place by the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors, the department said.

Investigators executed search warrants at the dispensary, at sites in Yucaipa and San Dimas, and at a warehouse in the Los Angeles County city of Santa Fe Springs where they found marijuana plants being grown, the department said.

The searches also turned up about 10 pounds of marijuana, about $15,000 in cash and handguns, rifles and shotguns, the department said. The suspects are also facing charges they have not reported income or paid taxes to the state.

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