Over 4000 Pounds of Processed Marijuana Seized When Search Warrant Served in Eastern Humboldt

Marijuana Tub

Processed cannabis in bins discovered at Grouse Creek search warrant.

Press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU):

On Oct. 29, 2018, deputies with the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit (DEU) served one search warrant to investigate illegal cannabis cultivation in the Grouse Mountain area of Humboldt County. The California Department of Fish and Wildlife, the Humboldt County Environmental Health and HAZMAT Unit and the Humboldt County Planning and Building Department assisted in the service of the warrant.

Two parcels, located in the Grouse Creek watershed, were investigated during the service of the warrant. The parcels did not possess the required county permit and state license to cultivate cannabis commercially.

During the service of the warrant, deputies eradicated approximately 1,480 growing cannabis plants. Deputies seized and destroyed over 4,057 pounds of processed cannabis and approximately 464 pounds of cannabis shake. Deputies also located and seized one firearm with a magazine.

Assisting agencies found the following violations between the two parcels:

– Two water diversion violations (up to $8,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Three stream crossing violations (up to $8,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Seven water pollution violations (up to $20,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Three depositing trash in or near a waterway violations (up to $20,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Failure to label hazardous waste violation (up to $70,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Failure to close hazardous waste containers violation (up to $70,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Failure to report a hazardous materials release violation (up to $5,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Improper storage and removal of solid waste violations (up to $25,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Commercial cannabis ordinance violations (up to $10,000 fine per day)

– Building without a permit violations (up to $10,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Grading without a permit violations (up to $10,000 fine per day, per violation)

– Streamside management violations

– Sewage violations

Additional violations with civil fines are expected to be filed by the assisting agencies.

No arrests were made during the service of the warrant. Additional violations with civil fines are expected to be filed by the assisting agencies.

Anyone with information about this case or related criminal activity is encouraged to call the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office at (707) 445-7251 or the Sheriff’s Office Crime Tip line at (707) 268-2539.

Water diversion from a fish bearing streamWater diversion from a fish bearing stream of the Grouse Creek watershed
Fish located in Grouse Creek Watershed.Fish located in the Grouse Creek Watershed
Firearm and magazine seized during search warrant.Firearm and magazine seized during search warrant
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707
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707
5 years ago

we should throw that guy in jail for taking an undersized fish out of season.

Julius
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Julius
5 years ago
Reply to  707

Lol classic

😮
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😮
5 years ago

😮

You'll see the outcome
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You'll see the outcome
5 years ago

Wwweeeewwww!!!!! Trumping up those environmental extortion lies!!!! Looks like someones land just got ripped off. That’s the new Humboldt county government way. Steal as much as you can!!!! Remember on election day who the thieves are

binbearda4
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binbearda4
5 years ago

where’s the two tons of weed? what’s there don’t look processed to me

maester pylos
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maester pylos
5 years ago
Reply to  binbearda4

its bucked. leaves still on… clearly not processed… id assume its a way to trump up the charges more so they can charge em with more shite but I’m not positive

LostCoastEMP
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LostCoastEMP
5 years ago
Reply to  binbearda4

Bearday. They weigh tots n all! Lol

John
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John
5 years ago

Two tons. Tons. I told you that stuff’s over-rated.

Scooter
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Scooter
5 years ago

4000 pounds of shit marijuana seized. . .FTFU!

Guest
Guest
Guest
5 years ago
Reply to  Scooter

And don’t come back ’till yer ready to grow the good stuff.

Emily
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Emily
5 years ago

Meh…

You'll see the outcome
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You'll see the outcome
5 years ago

If they were given there 33% to state and county none of those violations would exist, that’s the truth ruth

RecallRexBohn
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RecallRexBohn
5 years ago

Too true! “Legal” farms get away with far worse!

Mogtx
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5 years ago

Looked real swaggy to me.Right on sheriff pusser honsal you guys are showing how shitty Downey regime was ,but kiking ass its restoring some faith in the sheriffs deptment ,but your only as good as your leader.

Peter
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Peter
5 years ago

Where’s the fucking tree hugging, welfare sucking, [edit] environmentalists?! So they don’t give a rats ass about the trees here because they are the ones polluting the streams with human waste, stealing water from creeks to grow their own weed and shooting off random rounds of ammunition in the sky to ward of any trespassers (including deer, etc)! EPIC stands for Enviromental Protection Is a Crock!!

maester pylos
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maester pylos
5 years ago
Reply to  Peter

huh?

Just Saying
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Just Saying
5 years ago
Reply to  Peter

Peter, take a chill pill. Lay low. Don’t stress.

Local farmer
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Local farmer
5 years ago
Reply to  Peter

Peter this is news not trump radio. I think you’re at the wrong comments section?!?

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
5 years ago
Reply to  Peter

Peter’s a peabrain right wing bass turd. Cut him some slack.

Orwell
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Orwell
5 years ago
Reply to  Peter

Peter. Don’t you know that criticizing the left is insighting violence, and is hate speech? It also makes you racist.

Trolls Abound
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Trolls Abound
5 years ago
Reply to  Peter

Trollin trollin trollin, keep that trollin rollin …….

maester pylos
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maester pylos
5 years ago

so kym, do you really not know what processed looks like vs having all the leaves all over it ????

Me
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Me
5 years ago
Reply to  Kym Kemp

Probably 60 percent or 2400 pounds

LostCoastEMP
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LostCoastEMP
5 years ago

Dammmmmm there goes another 2 million dollars worth of black market weed off the market! This is still just the tip of the iceberg this year. No arrests just means these asshats will set up shop on leased land somewhere else next year. By the way…. nice 12 gauge magazine conversion.

future land auction bidder
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future land auction bidder
5 years ago
Reply to  LostCoastEMP

More like maybe $100,000 worth of moldy mite infested sohum schwag. I am pretty certain that the number of land owners willing to lease out their land to criminals is waning. Would you lease your land to criminals that are going to get you an assload of fines?

Big Bang
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5 years ago

Oh gee, another shocking atrocity at the hands of the 5-0… But wait, it’s medicine for little suffering Johnny, or little Susie! Grow your personal stash, and quit ruining the county with your criminal grweed.

binbearda4
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binbearda4
5 years ago

Again,,,,where’s the weed? We like our pictures, specially two tons of it.

Me
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Me
5 years ago
Reply to  binbearda4

YEaH tHeYRE ObvIoUsly MakING It AlL Up ! 🙄

Dave Kirby
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Dave Kirby
5 years ago

Its not the county government thats killing “mom and pop” cannabis. Its you guys sticking up for market flooding greed heads. Back in the 90’s one big plant could by a new car. I guess you had to be here. Sorry you got here late it was a hell of a run and nobody would have bet that it would last 45+ years. Stop whining .

Huh?
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5 years ago
Reply to  Dave Kirby

Thank you

Sleepy Alligator
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Sleepy Alligator
5 years ago

Damn! They went all the way to Home Depot for boxes?

Shaka
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Shaka
5 years ago

You mean Home Depo….of Boxes LoL

10 toes
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10 toes
5 years ago
Reply to  Shaka

Right on !!! Lmao 😂 boxes on boxes 📦

Shaka
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Shaka
5 years ago
Reply to  10 toes

Ha glad somebody caught it

Central HumCo
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5 years ago

LMAO. You guys are tops!!

Somebody write up a novel or something – this is the best (non-conspiracy) NEWS i’ve read since Billy appointed an oath-less, bond-less Under Sheriff.

“Additional violations with civil fines are expected to be filed by the assisting agencies.”

No arrests were made during the service of the warrant. “Additional violations with civil fines are expected to be filed by the assisting agencies.”

—Additional violations are expected. Additional violations w/civil fines are expected – Pfft!

Central HumCo
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5 years ago

Secrets of the Slave State
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Py7MJmiuBrI 24 mins.

You'll see the outcome
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You'll see the outcome
5 years ago

Central Humboldt excellent link/video on u tube!!!!!! This guy’s hitting the nail rite on the head. Notice the terminology our local government is using. COMPLIANT!!!!!! I hope everyone clicks and watches here’s the truth

CAROL -
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CAROL -
5 years ago

rruh rrow

Tall Trees
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Tall Trees
5 years ago

I’m sick and tired of seeing these press releases without any names. They can at least give us an APN so we can look up the owner and then report their names. The county is releasing names when they issue an abatement order, which is a civil action — why not any names when it’s a criminal activity? This is wrong.

Central HumCo
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5 years ago

This question of legal plunder must be settled once and for all, and there are only three ways to settle it:

1. The few plunder the many.
2. Everybody plunders everybody.
3. Nobody plunders anybody.

We must make our choice among limited plunder, universal plunder, and no plunder. The law can follow only one of these three.

Limited legal plunder: This system prevailed when the right to vote was restricted. One would turn back to this system to prevent the invasion of socialism.

Universal legal plunder: We have been threatened with this system since the franchise was made universal. The newly enfranchised majority has decided to formulate law on the same principle of legal plunder that was used by their predecessors when the vote was limited.

No legal plunder: This is the principle of justice, peace, order, stability, harmony, and logic.

-Frederic Bastiat

weedageddon
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weedageddon
5 years ago

$400 down the drain.

Bill
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Bill
5 years ago

Bring it on Law Enforcement, keep it rolling, and good work.

For those of you here that are actually supporting these greed heads, STFU already. Something is better than doing nothing, this is especially true with respect to the environment, that has been suffering for decades under these punk greedy mega growers that don’t have a clue how to do it right, nor respect the land.

I have zero, ZERO, sympathy for any of these types of growers that blow up the place and have destroyed what we had here, and are a cancer to the community.

You'll see the outcome
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You'll see the outcome
5 years ago

Central Humboldt I think fennels the women herding us all into slavery for the state referring to the you tube video!!!!!! Extortionist and slave trader !!!!!!

You'll see the outcome
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You'll see the outcome
5 years ago

Has nothing to do with the environment bill,its all about bleeding every penny out of the people!!! Evan people that are super environmentaly conscious and stayed real small and weren’t greedy are being extorted out of there lives!!! Everyone’s on the table to be a victim when it comes to our government local and state and $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$. Vote no on measure o!!?!!! They’ve stolen enough they don’t need our pay checks now!!!!!!! And no sunset date we’ll never get that tax off our backs if it passes!!!!!!!

Central HumCo
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5 years ago

Reprint:
PSYCHOLOGY 101

If you start with a cage containing five monkeys and inside the cage, hang a banana on a string from the top and then you place a set of stairs under the banana, before long a monkey will go to the stairs and climb toward the banana.

As soon as the monkey touches the stairs, you spray all the other monkeys with cold water. After a while another monkey makes an attempt with the same result…all the other monkeys are sprayed. Soon, when another monkey tries to climb the stairs, the other monkeys try to prevent it. Put the hose away. Remove one monkey from the cage and replace with a new one. The new one sees the banana and attempts to climb the stairs. To his shock, all of the other monkeys beat the crap out of him. After another attempt, he knows that if he tries to climb the stairs he will be assaulted.

Next, remove another of the original five, replacing it with a new one. The newcomer goes to the stairs and is attacked. The previous newcomer takes part in the punishment…with enthusiasm.

Then, replace a third original monkey with a new one, followed by a fourth and then the fifth. Every time the newest monkey takes to the stairs he is attacked. Most of the monkeys who are beating him up have no idea why they are not permitted to climb the stairs or why they are participating in the beating of the newest monkey.

Finally, having replaced all of the original monkeys, none of the remaining monkeys will have been sprayed with cold water. Nevertheless, none of the monkeys will try to climb the stairway for the banana.

WHY? Because in their minds…that is the way it has always been!

This, my friends, is how Legislatures, Courts, Attorneys, Supervisors, City Councils, Police Depts.,, Sheriffs Depts., and “stagh” operate…and is why from time to time, all of the monkeys must be REPLACED AT THE SAME TIME.

Notbuyinit
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Notbuyinit
5 years ago
Reply to  Central HumCo

Thank you. Couldn’t have explained that better

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
5 years ago
Reply to  Central HumCo

Monkey’s replaced! Say it ain’t so.

T
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T
5 years ago

That weed isnt good enough to waste any time or money processing it, two tons gimmie a break, that is unprocessed and only good for oil.

You'll see the outcome
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You'll see the outcome
5 years ago

Replace the monkeys !!!!!!!!!!! And we’re already taxed,fined and fee’s,and permitted into the ground in California people for God’s sake quit voting to give the revenue/extortion machine any more money.every election THEY trick us with new taxes and measures to bleed all our money from us!!!! How about we have some of our hard earned money to take our kids to the show,maybe out to a good eatery once in awhile,havent had one in years but maybe a mini vacation once a year. Vote no on measure o. !!!!!!!!!! Let the planning department pick up the bill!!!!!!! They’ll be asking for more next election that’s something that we can definitely count on

California slave nation
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California slave nation
5 years ago

Replace all the monkey’s!!!!!!!! And no new or permanent taxes!!!!!! The extortion/revenue machine wants all of your pay checks!!!!!!!

Sparklemahn
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Sparklemahn
5 years ago

Leave monkeys alone!

It cometh
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It cometh
5 years ago

Im all for more monkeys on tractors mowing down vast fields of spleef

Central HumCo
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5 years ago

Pretty sure spleef is a verb.

George
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5 years ago

And in Mendocino County, the bureaucrats are managing to lose money on their marijuana licensing program. It seems they hired 14 new bodies to police legal marijuana grows, then failed to approve enough permits to allow considerable taxes to be collected. So now they are raiding the road tax accounts to pay the marijuana tax deficit. End result: 14 county employees with little or naught to do, while already poor roads deteriorate further.

So, Humboldt complainers, believe it or not, it could be even worse.

warrens buffet
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warrens buffet
5 years ago
Reply to  George

simple solution – get rid of the 12 of the new county employees.