The Sex Offender Task Force did a four-day sweep of registered sex offenders last week, resulting in the location of 45 registered sex offenders, including three who were arrested for alleged possession and growing of marijuana plants.<\/p>\n
Department of Public Safety spokesperson Jacqueline Rae Shepard said yesterday that Angel Palacios, 45; Crispin Taitano, 69; and Stephen Abright, 47, were all arrested for possession of a controlled substance.<\/p>\n
Shepard said the task force has been doing compliance check operations every three months, to confirm the offenders\u2019 location, verify compliance, and obtain updated photos.<\/p>\n
Shepard said the four-day operation that started last Tuesday, April 17, resulted in the successful location and verification of 30 sex offenders on Saipan, nine on Tinian, and six on Rota.<\/p>\n
The compliance check also resulted in the arrest of Palacios, Taitano, and Abright.<\/p>\n
Shepard said Palacios was arrested last Tuesday at 3:45pm after task force officers found two marijuana plants in plain sight at his Dandan home.<\/p>\n
Shepard said Taitano was arrested last Thursday at 2:35pm after officers found him in possession of 117 marijuana plants at his home in Songsong, Rota.<\/p>\n
Later that afternoon, officers also arrested Abright after six marijuana plants were allegedly found growing in his Sinapalo, Rota residence.<\/p>\n
Shepard said all marijuana plants discovered during the operation were seized and taken into evidence. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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