[420 Girl]

A Gustine man could spend the rest of his life in prison for his role in a large-scale marijuana grow that was found in the Sierra National Forest over the Summer.

A Fresno jury has convicted Heriberto Quintero, 54, on two counts of manufacturing and aiding and abetting in the manufacture of marijuana.

Quintero was arrested in the Shaver Lake/Jose Basin area back in July.

He was located by federal and state authorities who were on their way to clean up a prior marijuana grow when they spotted another garden across the canyon.

When quintero was contacted -- he had a loaded handgun in his waistband and told officials he was hired to cook at the grow site for a month.

Agents eradicated more than seven-thousand plants from the site and more than 423-thousand pot plants during "Operation Save our Sierras" -- a multi agency operation that targeted illegal marijuana grows on public lands.

Quintero faces two possible life sentences when he's sentenced in February and a fine of more than $4 million


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