Yet another story of cops watching Hydro shops

[Milhouse]

http://blogs.pitch.com/plog/2011/04/tomato_growing_operation_busted.php

On the right is a tomato. It will not get you high. Independence police know this, but they still knocked on a man's door on 4/20 looking for a marijuana-growing operation and found tomato plants, KMBC Channel 9 reported. Understandably, the tomato grower isn't happy and believes that he was profiled for buying hydroponic equipment.

"What I saw today was not protection," the unnamed man told KMBC. (He didn't want his name used because he's an emergency responder and doesn't want to lose his job.) "That was harassment, all because of where I made a purchase."

The man continued: "The last time I checked, it wasn't illegal to grow a tomato plant, but it makes you wonder. ... I understand that a lot of people use hydroponic equipment for illegal ways, but that's just like saying everybody who buys a gun is going to be a criminal and murder somebody."

This was all part of a crackdown on grow operations on 4/20 in which thousands of marijuana plants were seized and several grow operations were shut down. Someone's trying to send a message.

The Missouri Highway Patrol monitors stores that sell hydroponic equipment, and authorities use those sales to bust marijuana-grow operations. According to KMBC, Independence police said they used the same tactic that led them to the tomato grower to bust a marijuana-grow operation earlier Wednesday.

The Missouri Highway Patrol said 37 indoor grow operations were seized along with 1,500 marijuana plants and 20 pounds of processed marijuana as part of the 4/20 bust, which they called "Operation Constant Gardener."

 

[Noobian]

And in the rest of the state of Missouri, thousands of people's Operation Kiss My Ass, are still going along nice and smooth.

 

[Hydrosun]

When does "Operation Euthanize Pigs" commence?

 

[guest121295]

What a nightmare situation! It's like operation Green Merchant all over again.Luckily in my home state of Mass a jury would toss those cases right out of court, I hope the same thing happens in Missouri.The cops will however watch grow shops and if they see an out of state plate, like Ct they'll call the Ct state cops and they'll take the plate and bust the guy.This exact thing happened last summer, the guy bought 10 bags of dirt.The Mass cops know better, a jury would just be really pissed at the violation of peoples rights.I still won't go to a hydro shop, I just order online because I have nobody to take me or go for me at the moment.I havn't heard of anyone being hit like this in Mass, what makes the state laws so different in Missouri?? The last time I was at a hydro shop here I saw about 12K come in in less than an hour, people of every race, age, creed and color.Do the juries convict these people in Missouri??

 

[supermanlives]

nothing new . we all know cops are lazy and not very smart. they are always looking for an easy bust.

 

[supermanlives]

not so in mass. cops have busted a few grows following people from worms way near worcester, i dont know all the details as its been a while and it wasnt a friend. but the investigations definately started at wormsway. the area where the shop is is a one way road making it easy to watch

 

[BongRipkenJR.]

I feel like staking out a cops shop and following and harassing cops. I will record everything illegal they do. There will be hundreds of traffic offenses alone!

 

[Bobby Stainless]

Operation Constant Gardener?

Really?

 

[Aeroguerilla]

When does "Operation Euthanize Pigs" commence?

my man lol LET DO THIS

 

[Bobby Stainless]

I feel like staking out a cops shop and following and harassing cops. I will record everything illegal they do. There will be hundreds of traffic offenses alone!

 

[whatsupdoc]

Cops are lazy, just like the rest of us. Why work hard when you can work smart, right?

The thing that surprises me about this latest tactic is that it surprises anyone.

Be careful, my friends!

 

[Hydrosun]

Cops are lazy, just like the rest of us. Why work hard when you can work smart, right?

The thing that surprises me about this latest tactic is that it surprises anyone.

Be careful, my friends!

If they COULD work SMART they wouldn't be pigs.

 

[FreedomFightr]

Aeroguerilla...Lets keep race out of it. you ignorant sob

 

[paladin420]

I wish we could just stop being so insulting and demeaning of 'pigs'. I mean yes they are dirty stinky creatures with nasty habits, (eatin their own young). But they serve a vital purpose!! Food, bacon ,ham,chops, n steaks.MMMMMMnnnnn
Cops can suck my ass water on the other hand.

 

[Stay Frosty]

fuckin right show up there when the place opens and tell me the dudes in uniform dont sketch you out?

they monitor that place by camera and wait for the gooks to come in and clean the place out... i was in there and there was 4 vietnamese dudes with a uhaul filled to the brim with lights/nutes whole 9 yards must have purchased at least 30 lights at once.... those are the people they are watching.

Sad to see such a respected grower make himself sound so ignorant.

 

[growshopfrank]

Aeroguerilla...Lets keep race out of it. you ignorant sob

In the biz we call them Namis (generally anyone of Asian decent) calling them gooks is considered derogatory

 

[Guest 18340]

This has been going on for a few years now at a particular hydro shop in Tampa (Fla). Sad but true...
Hey Aeroguerilla, keep your derogatory/racist remarks off these boards. I reported your post so it can be deleted. Shame on you dude

 

[jrockondamic]

Question: how can you be an intellectually serious grown-up, read stories like this, and say shit like "we can't blame law enforcement. They are just doing their jobs."

Ugh.

Where does moral responsibility begin, then? Following elderly people home from the plant store like some sexual stalker and then barging in with guns drawn is OK because they do it for a living. Gotcha.

A bullet in the head for all our brave hero's protecting America's streets, please.

 

[guest121295]

Supermanlives...you're probably right that folks have been hit in Mass from Worms Way, I probably just don't know about it.I had been a WW customer for 25 yrs, they just had great service and gear until they dropped Hydrofarm...anyway long story short, 3yrs ago I needed some rocks, like 15 bags and I had nobody to do it for me or drive me so I went in my own truck in a snowstorm, grabbed the rocks and some extras and split.I went to RI for a night as precaution to see some friends...Nothing ever happened other than every summer my house is harrassed by choppers about 3x, sometimes 1 sometimes 3 birds at once, they come right into my yard at telephone pole hieght and circle 6 times, it's annoying and I never shopped at WW again.The funny thing is that my electric bill is rather high and these choppers are hovering right over my shop with 3-5k burning depending on what I'm doing.All these choppers are like the one on Magnum PI with FLIR cameras on the front.So far nothing has happened and I know people who will drive to the store for the whole town in a big truck and spend 10k and they've never been bothered, they charge about $750 for the run but between 5 of us it's worth it.I know it was dumb to go in my own truck but sometimes my FU attitude about growing makes me do some needlessly dumb shit!!.....Aeroguerilla is right though, asian gangs show up all the time and load up on tons of gear and they only seem to be busted when there's trouble at the growhouses in the Worcester area.Mass is slowly turning a blind eye towards MJ unless there is siezable property.The growers around here just sit in the coffee shops and talk shop and make deals like it was bagels they were discussing. Stay safe folks, all the info we can find makes it better for us.It's so hard for me to pickup the big things I need that I had to throw in my 2 cents of experience...

 

[FreedomFightr]

Yes the Asian's out here get busted with huge houses and warehouses blown the hell out. They even have their own store in Northern Cali. It's huge, The biggest Hydro shop in Cali guaranteed. I Do NOT shop their cause I don't know who would be watching that place. Obviously these people are being watched. No need to hate on the Asian growers let them do their thing. Most get caught cause they steal power. Regardless of race these type of growers are bad for MMJ.