Two men suspected of illegally cultivating marijuana in Thousand Palms were out on bail Friday.

Zi Doug Peng, 35, and Michael Yukun Feng, 32, were arrested and booked into Smith Correctional Facility in Banning Thursday on suspicion of illegal marijuana cultivation and sale or transportation of marijuana.

They were released the same day on $5,000 bail.

Deputies from the Marijuana Enforcement Team served a search warrant in the 31000 block of Dunham Way Thursday, according to Riverside County sheriff’s Lt. Deirdre Vickers.

Authorities seized about 15,000 marijuana plants, which were taken “for destruction,” Vickers said.

Background information on the suspects were not immediately available.

The investigation remains ongoing.

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