DEA has been monitoring Home Depots to bust growers since at least 2007

researchkitty said:

Why do trolls choose my threads from August 2010 to reply to. Start a new thread, its easier to ban you that way.

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RawBudzski said:

You obviously dont know anything about Bans as I am a Vet in that field.

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researchkitty said:

http://caselaw.findlaw.com/us-9th-circuit/1497005.html

Here's the guts of what you need to know, the tactics of your DEA. One more for GO TORONTO eh?

"On May 28, 2007, a Drug Enforcement Administration (“DEA”) special agent noticed a group of men purchasing a large quantity of fertilizer from a Home Depot.   Recognizing the fertilizer as a type frequently used to grow marijuana, he followed the men as they left the store and saw them drive away in a silver 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee.   Law enforcement later identified one of the men as Juan Pineda-Moreno, the owner of the Jeep.

In June, DEA agents obtained information that Pineda-Moreno and his associates had purchased large quantities of groceries, irrigation equipment, and deer repellant at several stores.   On several of these occasions, the group traveled in Pineda-Moreno's Jeep. Agents eventually followed these individuals to a trailer home Pineda-Moreno was renting at the time.

After learning where Pineda-Moreno lived, agents escalated their investigation.   Over a four-month period, agents repeatedly monitored Pineda-Moreno's Jeep using various types of mobile tracking devices.   Each device was about the size of a bar of soap and had a magnet affixed to its side, allowing it to be attached to the underside of a car.

Agents installed these devices on the underside of Pineda-Moreno's Jeep on seven different occasions.   On four of these occasions, the vehicle was parked on a public street in front of Pineda-Moreno's home.   On one occasion, it was located in a public parking lot.   On the other two occasions, the Jeep was parked in Pineda-Moreno's driveway, a few feet from the side of his trailer.   The driveway leading up to the trailer was open;  agents did not observe any fence, gate, or “No Trespassing” signs indicating that they were not to enter the property.   The agents entered Pineda-Moreno's driveway between 4:00 and 5:00 a.m. and attached the tracking devices to the Jeep. Once in place, the tracking devices recorded and logged the precise movements of the vehicle.   Some of these devices permitted agents to access the information remotely, while others required them to remove the device from the vehicle and download the information directly.

On September 12, 2007, information from a mobile tracking device alerted agents that Pineda-Moreno's vehicle was leaving a suspected marijuana grow site.   Agents followed the Jeep, pulled it over, and smelled the odor of marijuana emanating from a passenger in the backseat of the vehicle.   The agents contacted immigration authorities, who arrested all three individuals in the vehicle for violations of immigration laws.   Pineda-Moreno subsequently consented to a search of his vehicle and home.   In Pineda-Moreno's trailer, agents found two large garbage bags full of marijuana."

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I'm glad to be Canadian some days.

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Medical Grade said:

i didnt read the everyones comments.. but i think the take away from that story is that government can walk on your property and affix GPS tracking equipment to your vehicles and it is legal..

not the home depot story.. LOL you make it sound like dea is sitting out side of every homedepot

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incognegro999 said:

Old ass thread haha. Could it be they monitor large scale purchases of fertilizer because that is how you make strong explosives, like the type used in the OKC bombing ie timothy mcveigh? its basically just fert and diesel fuel prolly alot easier to track fert than diesel. Someone might have said this but Im not reading a five page thread from 1 1/2 years ago haha.

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middletownbrown said:

the only reason the dea was able to do that is because the were illigal immigrants and already breaking the law. they do not have the same rights a u.s citizen would have. if this guy was legal american no judge in the u.s would allow this to happen because a guy bought soil for his (tomattoes) they dont know.

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NBKA said:

Looking at your above post, how hard do think the DEA would have to look to find say YOU? Are you that fucking stupid to post on a public forum, never mind I guess you are........Cause you did....

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