Agents with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the California Highway Patrol raided West Coast Ag Products this morning, a pesticide and herbicide manufacturer located within the Carousel Industry Park north of Ukiah.
Agents also searched a residence on the 400 block of Kennwood Drive. Talk around the neighborhood indicated the raid began around 6:00 a.m. when agents were heard pounding on the door demanding to be let inside.
Records from the Mendocino County Superior Court Portal indicate West Coast Ag Products CEO Chris Hale was involved in a lengthy civil lawsuit regarding the business with claims of unfair business practice.
Property records indicate Hale lives at the Kennwood Drive address raided by agents this morning.
We have reached out to the Federal Bureau of Investigation San Francisco field office for information about the raid but as of publication have yet to hear back.
