[UPDATE 8:33 a.m.] Multiple Law Enforcement Officers Plus Woodchipper Gathered at Cal Fire Station

Convoy gathering at Cal Fire station above Garberville

This morning a law enforcement convoy gathered at the Cal Fire station above Garberville.

A gathering of approximately 13 law enforcement vehicles met at the Cal Fire station above Garberville this morning. Reportedly there were Fish and Wildlife vehicles as well as those belonging to Cal Fire and the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department. Two witnesses reported seeing a wood chipper which indicates a marijuana grow is the likely destination.

The last report at approximately 8:20 a.m. had the officers headed west on Alderpoint road towards Redwood Drive.

UPDATE 8:33 a.m.: According to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Department, these officers are part of a Fish and Wildlife operation that is out Elk Ridge Road which is off Briceland Thorn Road.

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Jorge Cervantes
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Jorge Cervantes
5 years ago

I thought Weed was legal now ! LEO’s enjoy busting growers. They practically just can’t resist. These enforcement actions are essentially paid for by recently licensed growers for unlicensed growers. And last time I checked most of these licensed growers are whining publicly about their recent tax bills they recieved. The irony of this comical situation.

CoveTroll
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CoveTroll
5 years ago

No jordge. Only cannibis is legal. Marijuana,weed,dope,grass,Mary Jane,devils lettuce and satans cilantro are all still illegal 😂🤣

Big Bradduh
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5 years ago
Reply to  CoveTroll

That’s why I only ever grew “Christ’s Cabbage”TM-copywrite

Jimbob
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Jimbob
5 years ago
Reply to  Big Bradduh

ganja don’t need no taxes for my sacrament get those crazy bald-heads out of town now that it’s legal they can through you in prison for ruining the environment while Big Oil and companies like Monsanto laughs all the way to the bank now your supervisors are making Humboldt great again turning us into a shithole County Waring on its people with a military might satellite imagery letters that threaten to take everything you own for the good of the people that’s how we do in America

KYM WRIGHT
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5 years ago
Reply to  Jimbob

so true

Life is Good
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Life is Good
5 years ago

Not unless you pay all the fees and taxes and grease a few palms.

Redwood Dan
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Redwood Dan
5 years ago

Ya know what still cracks me up? When Downey was sheriff, he said the county only has the time, man power, and funding to bust 60-70 grows per year. I haven’t heard Honsal say anything about new funding or man power, but the number of illegal grows the county keeps throwing around in their terminology keeps going up, 6,000, 8,000, now 10,000 + I think. At what point do the citizens of this community realize that this approach of enforcement is not even coming close to solving the problem. Yet year after year now, we allow our law enforcement to spend all that money on an enforcement tactic that does nothing but pay their wages and does nothing to address the big picture. They don’t use those 60-70 oppritunities to bust the biggest and worst either. Why don’t we hear about more European and Mexican cartel busts? We all know they are here. At what point does the law enforcement become liable for looking away fro the real problems in this community?

CA
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CA
5 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

Imagine. Just imagine those resources going to bust meth producers, or even just alcohol education instead of pot?
Our little burg would look quite different.

M
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M
5 years ago
Reply to  CA

Do you ever read the busts? Commonly there are illegal firearms, meth and other drugs, along with outstanding warrants at these locations. Hello!

fuckwalterwhite.com
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fuckwalterwhite.com
5 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

Right. It does seem to be moztly gringos that get busted,maybe they are more blatant and more likely to screw up

Dude
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Dude
5 years ago

More prevalent too

guest
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guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

The system is complaint driven. Please call the HCSO and narc the cartel operations in your neighborhood

Dude
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Dude
5 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

Yeah, they are here, but they got nothing on the white boys from socal, that is who ruined this chosen way of life.

Dude
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Dude
5 years ago
Reply to  Redwood Dan

It’s already been appropriated, coming to a property near you this summer.

Perspective
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Perspective
5 years ago

So they sign up for this bullshit license. They damn well know what the taxes are and yet they cry about it. Did I miss something? Growers need to shut he fuck up about being taxed.

me
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me
5 years ago
Reply to  Perspective

amen. They need to STFU and pay taxes like the rest of us.

Dude
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Dude
5 years ago
Reply to  me

You don’t pay tax like growers are being asked to pay taxes.

M
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M
5 years ago
Reply to  Perspective

🤣 agree

Killapotomus
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Killapotomus
5 years ago
Reply to  Perspective

No they damn well didn’t know what the taxes were . It keeps changing and there were no guarantees by anyone . It was a risk for anyone involved

R -DOG
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R -DOG
5 years ago

Six plants, six plants are legal this new law is going to give the cops probable cause to come in and just cut them dowm

Walmart SUCKS
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Walmart SUCKS
5 years ago

Just saw them going west Briceland thorn road. By shop road.

Dave Kirby
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Dave Kirby
5 years ago
Reply to  Walmart SUCKS

Amazon really sucks,

Perspective
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Perspective
5 years ago
Reply to  Dave Kirby

They’re about to own everything.

Walmart SUCKS
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Walmart SUCKS
5 years ago
Reply to  Dave Kirby

I agree amazon really sucks

Cove broseph
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Cove broseph
5 years ago
Reply to  Walmart SUCKS

Amazons great , the heck you smokin ?

bearj
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bearj
5 years ago
Reply to  Cove broseph

amazon? they need to pay taxes like everyone else

silverlining
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silverlining
5 years ago
Reply to  Dave Kirby

I’m wondering if they can sell weed online.

fuckwalterwhite.com
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fuckwalterwhite.com
5 years ago
Reply to  silverlining

Type 215 into craigslist.lol

Dude
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Dude
5 years ago
Reply to  Dave Kirby

Amazon is sucking our local grow shops dry right now!
Local shops that have been robbing us blind for many years mind you. Some growers still seem scared to order supplies through the mail, but they are likely soon to convert out of necessity with plummeted prices of product.

Sold out
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Sold out
5 years ago
Reply to  Dude

I think the shops are fine . A new one even opened this year. Pretty silly. Silly farmers. I mean growers.

A
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A
5 years ago

Just watched them all head into redway 20 minutes ago

Mogtx
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5 years ago

Waste of mony and time

Redwood Dan
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Redwood Dan
5 years ago
Reply to  Mogtx

All those guys standing around getting paid don’t think it’s a waste. Ahaha. But yes, tax payer resources going towards something that will have little to no impact on the problems in this community.

Helllbilly
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Helllbilly
5 years ago

It’s early enough to replant. No worries

Cove broseph
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Cove broseph
5 years ago
Reply to  Helllbilly

Except they’ll probably hack their shit and tell them they’re going to have a fine of 10000 grand s day if they replant

jacob
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jacob
5 years ago

its a kinda early to be bringing the chippers out plants arnt that big yet what a waste of money….

Anonymous Humboldtian
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Anonymous Humboldtian
5 years ago
Reply to  jacob

Light dep plants can be pretty far along already. People grow year round now.

Butthead
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Butthead
5 years ago

Wherever they’re going they need to just stay there a few days and clean out the neighbors too! They spend more time driving and getting ready than they do working!! These stupid little road shows are a waste of our tax money!!! Either DO YOUR JOB or stop pretending!!!!

Dude
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Dude
5 years ago
Reply to  Butthead

Yep, gotta pass 50 others to get there. And, not putting anyone out of business in the meantime, this is and always has been a part of the business, a part that growers big enough to get busted allocate for. All part of the game.

Dan Jenkins
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Dan Jenkins
5 years ago

It
would be nice to see this much effort put into cleaning out the meth and heroin blight or how about catching the multiple times escaped murderer. Seems like they are choosing the wrong priority here. I’m not saying that the big grows aren’t a problem, just that the priorities seem askew.

Cove broseph
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Cove broseph
5 years ago
Reply to  Dan Jenkins

This is fish a fish and game operation . Your beef is with the NARCs

local observer
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local observer
5 years ago
Reply to  Cove broseph

those paramilitary F&G guys are mostly locals and truly believe the hard drug problems is due to the grows. I have spoke with them about the topic. Most have a family member that is on meth and I guess it is a way to sleep at night. if weed leaves there will be no money to fight the hard drug problem that has nothing to do with weed. these tweakers will be going nowhere except into our dwellings to creep our shit.

Header
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Header
5 years ago
Reply to  local observer

Word

Dan Jenkins
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Dan Jenkins
5 years ago
Reply to  Cove broseph

The Humboldt co. Sheriff’s dept. is there too, says right in the article.

Victor G. Flashman
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Victor G. Flashman
5 years ago

Whine whine whine. If they get your shit, grow more. It’s pretty much worthless anyway.

Go down to lower Redway and check out the frontyard and backyard grows… Those folks all deal meth too… Think they have a permit for that?

GUEST
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GUEST
5 years ago

THE OFFICER ROLLING DOWN 101 THIS MORNING WITH THE WOOD CHIPPER AND CHAINS DRAGGING AS HE CHANGEED LAINS !!! NOT COOL!!! 55 WITH A TRAILOR IS THE LAW NOT 80 !!!!

Mike
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Mike
5 years ago
Reply to  GUEST

Haha, he was just trying to start another controlled burn

Cannabis Is Legal
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Cannabis Is Legal
5 years ago

Cannabis is legal.

county's priorities ?
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county's priorities ?
5 years ago

No money to fix our roads or fill a pothole properly but money to send out the sheriffs to a nonviolent pot growers place ,this county’s a freaking joke..

me
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me
5 years ago

If the pot growers paid taxes they would have enough money for roads. don’t like cops next time you need help call a tweeker.

Dude
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Dude
5 years ago
Reply to  me

Pot growers do pay the majority of taxes paid in this county. Who do you think owns all of that land out east, and the majority of the homes and businesses on the coast? Who spends the most at those businesses?
It’s not the students, it’s not the fisherman, it’s not the loggers.

guest
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guest
5 years ago

These grows obviously aren’t legal

chp
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chp
5 years ago

Saw them up elk ridge rd….

On a property looking confused….

silverlining
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silverlining
5 years ago
Reply to  chp

They might go back empty handed.

guest
Guest
guest
5 years ago

They wouldn’t target a legal operation. Illegal operations need to be eradicated if we hope to have better prices.

Notbuyinit
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Notbuyinit
5 years ago
Reply to  guest

No. They need to eradicate illegal operations to eliminate cheap black market competition to overtaxed overpriced legal product

Dude
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Dude
5 years ago
Reply to  guest

It still isn’t clear what is legal and what is not. Fed says everything pot is illegal, even your pipe. State says 6 is fine for all no medical required, 99 with proper medical paperwork, unlimited multiples of 99 for collective medical. Choose your own adventure.

Wild life is losing
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Wild life is losing
5 years ago

Well, they have fish and game with them. maybe they will bust these assholes that are clear cutting and making a mess!

Wildlife is losing
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Wildlife is losing
5 years ago

Fish and game are with them maybe they will get some of these guys that are clear cutting. Without permits.etc.

Kettenpom
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Kettenpom
5 years ago

Saw a convoy near Kettenpom/ Zenia

get some
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get some
5 years ago

Planet labs inc. just passed by supervisors. The eye in the sky is reporting back to law inforcement by the second now. Google earth was a joke to them. Get ready humbolt anything over six is illegal. It’s about time, drop the hammer on this drug infested county.

jojo
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jojo
5 years ago
Reply to  get some

thats not true, you are allowed unlimited plants with in a 10×10 area, for personal 215 cultivation. Last i checked you can have up to 2x that on properties over 1 acre. so unlimited plants on 10 x 20 with 2 qualified patients living on the property.

Pinkasso
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Pinkasso
5 years ago
Reply to  jojo

The rules are you can grow maximum 6 mature marijuana plants. Nothing to do with 10X10. 215 has been replaced.

Perspective
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Perspective
5 years ago
Reply to  Pinkasso

Thats the state minimum law. A county can set their own guidelines. Some counties have banned it and Humboldt gives you 200 sf, unlimited plant count.

David
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David
5 years ago
Reply to  Pinkasso

A proposition cannot be replaced without a vote , prop 215 is still A valid state law

Sold out
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Sold out
5 years ago
Reply to  David

Damn straight
Mine says 40 plants. The cops aren’t gonna bust anyone with legit medical.paoerowkr and small gardens

Dirty hands clean money
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Dirty hands clean money
5 years ago

Relax all you boys and girls are stressing over ganja, don’t you read the paper ? Today calfire, fish and wildlife, and the sheriff all got together and were chipping brush around the post office in alderPoint, or atleast that’s what I would like to think 🙂 our tax dollars at good work.

Truth and justice
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Truth and justice
5 years ago

They are back at calfire again today. They busted elk ridge and twin creeks yesterday.

35 years zero impact
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35 years zero impact
5 years ago

Because eradication totally works hahalolrotflmao

Divide by Zero
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Divide by Zero
5 years ago

Why wouldn’t they? Voters decided regulations were preferable to prosecution, when in fact, they opened a Pandora’s box. How, they removed the burden of proof from law enforcement. No affidavits, no face time with a magistrate to obtain a warrant, no 4th amendment issues. You’re either in compliance or you’re not and constitutional oversight out the window. Enjoy your new economy and don’t forget to attend the next “grower’s meeting” to rearrange the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Popocatepetl ~
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Popocatepetl ~
5 years ago

marihuana is passe in todays enlightened society , now repeat after me ,