CheddarProf
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Hello friends!
I have a quick story, mainly just to give out information I saw in a Federal search warrant. Dude showed it to me after he was released on bail after 3 weeks in a federal holding pen.
His house was raided by federal agents as part of a 'Multi-State Marijuana Conspiracy' investigation.
Nine people were arrested the same day in different states. Apparently they were a group of growers, trafficking across state lines from indoor grows.
Here is the kicker, here is the info you everyone should know:
First: This guy was investigated and raided due to activities his EX-grow partner had committed in the Mid-west U.S. He was flagged as part of the conspiracy due to the fact that he had NEVER CHANGED THE ELECTRIC BILL into his name. After they split paths and the guy left town, He thought he had safety in his electric bill being in another persons name. This is what led to his raid,
As part of the investigation they found an electric bill with his SSN out in a house in California, naturally they went to this address as well to start reconnaissance. However, it is becoming clear to the DEA he wasn't part of the 'Conspiracy.'
The first thing they did was subpoena his electric bill from Sempra Energy, his local power company. They compared his bill to his neighbors and saw it was nearly three times the comparable homes. They NEVER flew a helicopter over his house with FLIR, or a car drive-by with FLIR. Even with the huge taxpayer budget, they just simply asked the electric company for a copy of his bill.
Second: With the high electric bill in hand, they contacted EDCO the local trash service company. They obtained a warrant to do a 'trash drop' (as written in the report) where they paid EDCO to do a controlled pickup from his residence. Everything appears normal, they pickup just your street and the suspects cans last. The material is then transferred to the fed's to process and inspect. On the report they noted that they 'Discovered leaf debris of cannabis plants.' and 'receipts from hydroponics stores' YOUR GARBAGE IS NOT SAFE! Even if you wheel it to the curb as the truck is coming to the street.
With these two facts the DEA was able to secure a search warrant for his suspected role in a Marijuana Conspiracy. They came in hard and fast at 6:AM breaking down his door with plenty of assault rifles and SWAT gear.
The agents video recorded everything they did before they tore his house to shreds. His lawyer was given a copy of the crime scene video.
RESULT: Turns out this guy had NOTHING to do with this 'Conspiracy' going on thousands of miles away, but the fact that his dumbass never took his shady former grow partner off the electric bill led to his life being destroyed.
He had about 50 plants and some guns. The Fed's are likely to hand the case over to the state as they conclude he wasn't a part of what they wanted and don't care about him. He has a valid Prop 215 script. But hey at least they destroyed his life and kept him locked up in a federal holding cell for 3 weeks. His fate will likely be okay since he was under 99 plants and wasn't involved in the conspiracy.
They also appear to have never bothered to tap his phone, just used the trash and electric bill to get the warrant.
Be careful out there
I have a quick story, mainly just to give out information I saw in a Federal search warrant. Dude showed it to me after he was released on bail after 3 weeks in a federal holding pen.
His house was raided by federal agents as part of a 'Multi-State Marijuana Conspiracy' investigation.
Nine people were arrested the same day in different states. Apparently they were a group of growers, trafficking across state lines from indoor grows.
Here is the kicker, here is the info you everyone should know:
First: This guy was investigated and raided due to activities his EX-grow partner had committed in the Mid-west U.S. He was flagged as part of the conspiracy due to the fact that he had NEVER CHANGED THE ELECTRIC BILL into his name. After they split paths and the guy left town, He thought he had safety in his electric bill being in another persons name. This is what led to his raid,
As part of the investigation they found an electric bill with his SSN out in a house in California, naturally they went to this address as well to start reconnaissance. However, it is becoming clear to the DEA he wasn't part of the 'Conspiracy.'
The first thing they did was subpoena his electric bill from Sempra Energy, his local power company. They compared his bill to his neighbors and saw it was nearly three times the comparable homes. They NEVER flew a helicopter over his house with FLIR, or a car drive-by with FLIR. Even with the huge taxpayer budget, they just simply asked the electric company for a copy of his bill.
Second: With the high electric bill in hand, they contacted EDCO the local trash service company. They obtained a warrant to do a 'trash drop' (as written in the report) where they paid EDCO to do a controlled pickup from his residence. Everything appears normal, they pickup just your street and the suspects cans last. The material is then transferred to the fed's to process and inspect. On the report they noted that they 'Discovered leaf debris of cannabis plants.' and 'receipts from hydroponics stores' YOUR GARBAGE IS NOT SAFE! Even if you wheel it to the curb as the truck is coming to the street.
With these two facts the DEA was able to secure a search warrant for his suspected role in a Marijuana Conspiracy. They came in hard and fast at 6:AM breaking down his door with plenty of assault rifles and SWAT gear.
The agents video recorded everything they did before they tore his house to shreds. His lawyer was given a copy of the crime scene video.
RESULT: Turns out this guy had NOTHING to do with this 'Conspiracy' going on thousands of miles away, but the fact that his dumbass never took his shady former grow partner off the electric bill led to his life being destroyed.
He had about 50 plants and some guns. The Fed's are likely to hand the case over to the state as they conclude he wasn't a part of what they wanted and don't care about him. He has a valid Prop 215 script. But hey at least they destroyed his life and kept him locked up in a federal holding cell for 3 weeks. His fate will likely be okay since he was under 99 plants and wasn't involved in the conspiracy.
They also appear to have never bothered to tap his phone, just used the trash and electric bill to get the warrant.
Be careful out there
