Searching for Drugs at Pepperwood Place Led to Finding Multiple Environmental Violations, Says DTF

This is a press release from the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office. The information has not been proven in a court of law and any individuals described should be presumed innocent until proven guilty:

Kevin Vogel

Kevin Vogel

On May 13th, 2021 agents with the Humboldt County Drug Task Force (HCDTF), with the assistance of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office (HCSO), served a search warrant in the 31800 block of Highway 254 (Avenue of the Giants) in Pepperwood. This search warrant was written for suspected heroin and methamphetamine sales by Kevin Vogel (67 years old).

During the service of the search warrant agents detained Vogel along with multiple other people living in various trailers and tents on the property. Inside Vogel’s living space agents located heroin, methamphetamine, a digital scale, packaging, and large amounts of US currency. Vogel was arrested and transported to the Humboldt County Jail for the following charges:

    • H&S 11378 Possession of methamphetamine for sale
    • H&S 11351 Possession of controlled substances for sale

Agents conducted a thorough search of the entire property and observed multiple environmental violations to include open sewage leaking on the ground and onto neighboring State Park lands, thousands of pounds of garbage on the ground and buried under ground within 100 feet of waterways, along with other suspected fish and game code violations. Agents took video and photographic evidence of the violations and will forward a report to the proper agencies for further investigation.

Anyone with information related to this investigation or other narcotics related crimes are encouraged to call the Humboldt County Drug Task Force at 707-267-9976.

Trash at Kevin Vogel's

Trash at Kevin Vogel's

Trash at Kevin Vogel's

Trash at Kevin Vogel's

Trash at Kevin Vogel's

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Pike Mortar
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Pike Mortar
2 years ago

Is this that shitty place with the old green truck on the east side of 254 just south of the north end of the highway?

Or I guess there’s kind of a similar shithole on the west side in Pepperwood proper, with some derelict cars and RV… near the fruit stands.

Clean your shit, and stop being dirtbags. If you want to deal drugs don’t do it at a beautiful state park… come to Eureka!

I like stars
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I like stars
2 years ago
Reply to  Pike Mortar

I’ll bet your first guess is right on target. That place looks sketchy as hell and does it on a world famous scenic route.

Observation
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Observation
2 years ago
Reply to  I like stars

No weed, no fines per day I take it?

Basqo
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Basqo
2 years ago
Reply to  Pike Mortar

Yes. It’s the ONLY place on the Ave that looks like a really old gross junkyard.

Muddy Black Dodge
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2 years ago

That’s my guess…

Z
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Z
2 years ago

LE usually states the exact amount of cash seized. Wonder why this Press Release only says “large amounts of US currency”?

Antichrist
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Antichrist
2 years ago
Reply to  Z

Hrmm i have yet to see exact amount of cash seized ever.

Neil
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Neil
2 years ago

Well done law enforcement, this has needed done for awhile.

hugs not drugs mkay
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hugs not drugs mkay
2 years ago

so long forest junkies! that place has been a scabby eyesore for decades leaching and oozing crime and poo icky

T
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T
2 years ago

What the fuck is that? I can’t believe people live like that.

VMG
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VMG
2 years ago
Reply to  T

https://www.drugwise.org.uk/purity/

Apparently, the main effect of street drugs is a tolerance for living in filth.

Note: The purity of samples of Amphetamines has been measured as 1-5%… So, just what the hell is in there, guys, besides the main concern, which is to raise “large amounts of U.S. currency”…

Somewhere, Wade Harris is laughing his ass off, after teaching addicts all over Humboldt that stealing and trashing, in order to assure a supply of very poor quality Meth, is preferable to doing anything else… And, obviously, for older men, dealing quantities of “white powder” whilst living in a toxic waste dump, is a lucrative and viable way to support yourself…

All I got to say, is, yuck!

Humboldt, the drug culture is winning!

Pepperwood
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Pepperwood
2 years ago

Just … wow. Makes white trash look clean.

Meee
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Meee
2 years ago

Sad fact. City of San Francisco has water trucks that go along every day and wash down the urine and feces left from the homeless into the drains and straight into the bay. The ocean and our river are turning into one big sewer thanks to liberal politics and druggies.

Hmmm
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Hmmm
2 years ago
Reply to  Meee

Isn’t amazing you have to pick up your dogs poo or be fined but human waste on sidewalks is ok.

Third World County
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Third World County
2 years ago
Reply to  Meee

No wrong. San Francisco processes all of it’s waste water including storm drain runoff mostly at the ocean beach sewage facility. They even have a huge holding tank to store extra run off during heavy rain.

Yeah,sure
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Yeah,sure
2 years ago
Reply to  Meee

And just what right wing policies would cure the homeless situation in SF?
Oh yeah, the GQP has no platform, no policies.
It fights culture wars and grovels at Trumps feet. It’s only function is to “stop the Democrats “ and perpetuate The Big Lie.
They ARE experts at passing voter suppression bills and wringing their hands over gays and transgenders. But yeah, they basically do nothing for their constituents. Owning the Libs takes president over anything else, ask Mitch McConnell.

Mike
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Mike
2 years ago
Reply to  Yeah,sure

Who is this trump person you keep talking of and how is he shaping current policy?

thetallone
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thetallone
2 years ago
Reply to  Mike

Maybe you haven’t heard-the GOP still hails Him as their Savior.

McConnell: Yes he tried to stage a violent coup that coulda killed me and my colleagues…and yes I would still support him fully.

RR
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RR
2 years ago
Reply to  Meee

Thats thanks to conservative judges giving their homeless a one way bus ride to SF making their problem the cities problem. They came from SOMEWHERE else. SF is a dumping ground for the countries problems. What did you expect to happen? Handle your own problems, the natives here are sick of this.

rollin
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rollin
2 years ago
Reply to  Meee

“thanks to liberal politics and druggies.”

Be patient, they’re working on it right now Meee. Tens of thousands of immigrants from the third world are pouring over the border with no skills, many illiterate in their own language and devoid of any skills and we get to pay for it. But, they typically vote democrat and that’s all that really matters. That oughta make us all richer AND fix the drug problem.

Cincin
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Cincin
2 years ago
Reply to  rollin

Turn off Fox and Newsmax and go down there! Then tell me what you actually see. OR you can just be afraid and spread more hate and fear. Its up to you kid.

Cincin
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Cincin
2 years ago
Reply to  Meee

rollin- Another sad fact. Everyhing wrong with your world is the fault of someone else, and you feel soooo tough blaming libs for everything. What you stated was BS. Do you feel better spreading lies to make your bitter world better?

Jake
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Jake
2 years ago

Nicotine tinted mustache, classic.

Be smart stay in school
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Be smart stay in school
2 years ago

Mingled with the contaminating squalor…naked Ken and Barbie dolls…ick.

Darthvagrant
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2 years ago

Hmmm… I always thought that place looked sort of interesting personally. I must admit I have a thing for old school busses though, having taken trips through Mexico on a couple and later living in a few. 61 dodge then a 64 gmc and my last one was a 1981 international, although it wasn’t a school bus it came from the CDC before they added the R. I never knew it until I went to pelican bay and saw my bus sitting in their motor pool yard. You know I hear an awful lot of hatred and condemnation for the squalor pictured above and I’ll agree it does seem to have gotten a bit out of hand but the guy is damn near 70 and I can imagine probably felt fairly overwhelmed by the task of cleaning up all that trash. Of course it would have been nice if some of the other dirtbags living there had lent a hand. Shit I don’t know. I do know that damn near EVERY piece of land in rural humboldt has a trash mountain someplace and it makes me wonder at all these comments. But maybe the folks who take the time to comment here are the very few people living in Ferndale or some other hoitytoity neighborhood who manage to keep their yards manicured and spotless. Well trust me folks you are the MINORITY here in scumboldt county. Or maybe you all just like to jump in and kick a feller when he’s down even though you have trash mountains of your own behind the generator shed leaking red D into the creek bellow your mansion. Just sayin, folks who live in glass houses…

Karissa
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Karissa
2 years ago

That hadn’t always been a shit hole. It’s my father’s favorite place to live and soon die. While all you think you know anything the only thing you really know is how to think up somebullshit to mumble about. Talk less shit and be realistically open minded. My dad has always had a way of allowing people to come into our lives and nurture them. Those people have taken advantage of my father and have done nothing but destroy the place in time. And as far as drug dealing goes my father is clean and has not been dealing drugs off his land personally at all. What others do is not him so while you want to say it makes white trash look good, or how do people live in such filth. How do those of you not see yourself as filth when that’s All that your mind has the capabilities of thinking up and obviously way more than filth with the words that come out you mouth. JUDGMENTAL FUCKS.

Lorie Sylstra
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Lorie Sylstra
2 years ago

You know what people? This started out as a story of an arrest for possession and sales of heroin and meth and filthy living but, what I’m reading is all about politicians. Stick to the real issue here. The fact that there are people commiting criminal acts and destroying property that does not belong to them. It has nothing to do with politics. No matter what the law is, these kinda people don’t care about the law. Just like pigs don’t care about clean. They thrive on mud and grossness. Don’t blame politians for people like this.

Nottoday
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Nottoday
2 years ago

Man the owner got fucked left and right, doesn’t even have the health condition to fight anymore. Kevin’s sister married the owner years ago and they’re both (Sister and Kevin) pack rats but mainly Kevin’s sister is the worst I mean the worst. But the owner was being screwed over on his property before even that .his exwife and then his best friend that he split the top property with tricked him into the better parts his ex-wife I mean got the best part of the property with electricity beautiful home that HE BUILT and all of that and he had no clue that that’s what she was pulling the owners actually a really good guy. But he just is so unhealthy anymore he doesn’t have the fight in him anymore I’ve seen him every once in awhile try to crack down on all the people they bring there mainly Kevin but when you’re that old and you’re that sick what can you really do about it. That place used to be so amazing it was like a little hobbit home it has a shower that is carved inside a redwood with a glass top absolutely amazing. A redwood cabin unfortunately not being used because ever since Kevin’s sister Married the owner she had just started pack rating all of her stuff and they had to move out of there and move into trailer after trailer they just kept getting trashed. I think the old man is just happy to have a partner at his age. He isn’t on any drugs. But Kevin has always protended that it’s his place and his rules ever since he moved in with his sister. The sister is actually awesome just has an issue with kleptomaniac sad thing 90% ruined from rain. Some how Kevin has always got his sister to have his back even during the underage sex stuff. He is there biggest rat and I’m sure he just gets slap on the hands and will continue to tell them everything. Anyways I feel bad for the owner and his family and even Kevin’s sister. Hope that place gets cleaned up cause just for some of the awesome redwoods work they have they could make big money showing it off!