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  Marijuana Growers Tap Hydrant To Irrigate Plants

Posted by FoM on June 23, 2001 at 08:43:58 PT
By Rocky Salmon, The Press-Enterprise 
Source: Press-Enterprise 

Marijuana growers were stealing water from a county fire hydrant to irrigate 9,000 plants in the hills south of the Pechanga casino, a multi-agency task force learned Tuesday afternoon. The plants would have been worth about $40.8 million on the street, officials said. "I have never heard of growers tapping into a fire hydrant," said Sgt. Mark Lohman, a Riverside County Sheriff's Department spokesman. "We typically see that activity from faucets in avocado groves." 
The bust is part of the department's marijuana eradication program in effect since May. The special investigation unit targets southwest Riverside County and north San Diego County, assisted by the Drug Enforcement Administration, the Border Patrol, the San Diego North County Narcotics Task Force and deputies from the southwest station. During Tuesday's raid, officers located the marijuana farm tucked underneath the shade of trees. None of the growers were at the site. As officers tracked the water supply, they followed it to a fire hydrant. "Marijuana growers will always adapt, and taking water from a hydrant is not impossible," Lohman said. "But it is clever." Officers do not know how long the growers had been siphoning water from the county. The task force chopped down the marijuana and sent it to a law enforcement dump site. Chemicals will be poured on the marijuana, which will then be buried. Earlier this month, the task force located and destroyed 24,000 marijuana plants in the hills west of Temecula. At those sites, the growers had been tapping into avocado water lines to irrigate their marijuana plants. "Marijuana growers have been real busy," Lohman said, referring to the 33,000 plants destroyed near Temecula in the past three months. Officials estimate the marijuana found during that time would have been worth about $148 million. Note: Some of Riverside County's firefighting equipment went to pot. Complete Title: Marijuana Growers Tap Hydrant Near Pechanga To Irrigate PlantsSource: Press-Enterprise (CA)Author: Rocky SalmonPublished: Saturday, June 23, 2001Copyright: 2001 The Press-Enterprise CompanyContact: letters pe.comWebsite: http://www.inlandempireonline.com/CannabisNews Articles - Marijuana Growershttp://cannabisnews.com/thcgi/search.pl?K=marijuana+growers

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Comment #7 posted by FoM on June 23, 2001 at 14:47:00 PT
jAHn
Thanks jAHn,I think too that there is nothing better to do in life then to do something for someone else that needs help. Anything else is just material gain. I have no problems with people having money but it doesn't satisfy like doing good deeds for others. If our government would finally get it I would be very happy.
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Comment #6 posted by jAHn on June 23, 2001 at 14:40:48 PT
P.S.
 I have spent MANY days/years of my young life looking after elderly people who've had hard times in their life. I've done shopping for people who have lost mobility, and gave company when they needed it to smother the Loneliness. I listen to elder peoples' complaints and Know, that Relatively, their problems are just as easy to solve as a childs', after all, if you EVER heard me out on 1 "thing" you'd know I feel that we're all, relatively, the same age. DON"T EVER TELL ME I HAVE TO DO MORE. NOBODY DOES ANYTHING IN THIS TERRIBLY, HORRIFIC NATION. You would probably CUrSe me for my appearance, which I feel blessed for...being a Hippie---a Culuture that Knew about Good Natured Intentions!!! And suddenly forgot, or was SCARED outta them...So long for now! I gotta go create Some "thing"...I love all'y'all!!!
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Comment #5 posted by freedom fighter on June 23, 2001 at 14:37:21 PT
Same ole story
each year and as Mass. pointed out dumping chemicals on the ground is a violation of some EPA policy.. Lookinside, come to think of Mom and Pop operation, a smart grower would grow at three different places. Because it is illegal to grow, it is always nice to have a backup plan.. In case of a raid, one will be killed. And there will be two more left. One to pay off the bill depending where you are at. And the last plant, one can always share..All that money they attach the value to the crop. geez!
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Comment #4 posted by jAHn on June 23, 2001 at 14:27:20 PT
Yeah, tell ME about it, FoM!!!
 I have been a toker for, about, 8 years. Not a constant smoker, a Heavily Frequent one. I had been Busted by the cops 3 times since I was 16. I'm 24 now, and my brain feels Great along with my body, minus the Deviated Septum I THOUGHT I had "corrected" by an ENT. It turns out that the Surgery has been performed at Too early of an age(happened when I was 17-18) and the structure of my face hasn't been given its' proper time to grow- to develop. Now that about 6 years have gone by, I feel INCREDIBLY worse and NO insurance to cure it. I had Blue-Cross Blue SHield Ins. when I was working my way through Community College, so as you could Probably Imagine, the Surgery costed LOTS of $$ and was covered by this "Respected HMO". I tried going back to the Dr. when I had no insurance. I stopped going to School because the pressure is INTENSE from this affliction, resulting in sleepless nights, constant aching of Plastic rubbing against the bone of my septum, and yellow boogers/mucous membranes that I think were Sinusitis Indications. I'm NO doctor! I couldn't HONESTLY and TRULY tell you what all this means, the snot, the pressure, the tears dripping from my one eye, vision becomes distorted ((on the side of the butchered))...I'm just a fucking 24 year old kid who was attending school for a Computer Science(3d Animation) Associates Degree.. Why should I have to KNOW all of this??Aren't there ANY good people in this F #CKING Planet???  I stopped wondering such foolish thoughts, for sake that I'd only take time away from the activities that I enjoy. It's not like a person can just walk outside and say, "HEY! Someone gimme a Jahb with Benefits, Money, No Piss test((I know how to Beat 'em if there were ANY JOBS around)), etc... I hope that one day I'll get to make a little Video about the Nonsense that this Drug War Propagates!!! One about taking a simple walk down the street to get a "Health Bar" from a health shoppe. Only, on this walk, I encounter all of the worlds' UnProhibited Dangers along the way and AVoid suffering ANY type of pain at all costs. I see a wrecking ball that fell off of its' wire and crushed two people, including a car that MIGHT have had a baby in inside- petting a puppy. I see a race car driver ((wouldn't it be evident of me?)) driving his "final lap" and SMASHING into a wall, NO a TREE- a GREAT OAK- and setting his/her body aflame with Petroleum fuel.  I would imagine seeing a Politician signing a contract to "increase funding for the Drug war" and Minimalize the life of GOOD,LOVING, INNOCENT, and FUN people... It REALLY PISSES me off to know that people who are Envious of others' fun FEEL that they have to Prohibit all around them to "ensure safety"----WHAT BLATANT, F #CKING JEALOUSY...I'm taking it as a Fact of Flattery, so could you!  I would, ultimately, see a mass of Motocrossers falling off of their Motorcycles and Scratching their faces, torsos, and appendages for the sake of what?? ((Does any of this stuff even give YOU a buzz? I;ve TRIED, and I SERIOUSLY say that I got more- proportionateyl- from a Joint and a Brownie{{Maynards J.Keen.'s Special Mix}})) Of course I'd see the Challenger falling from the sky...Nasa is supposed to be full of Smart people, Doctors of Science if you will, whose ONLY JOB is to ensure the Safety of Trips to the Moon...Maybe those "folk" oughtta take another Hit of somethin' else, eh?  I'd DEFINITELY see an Alcoholic living a life of Mess and Disarray in the "Beautifully Attractive Streets of AmeriKKKa". Jaundice creeping from beneath the surface of the Childs' skin, eyes wandering aimlessly gleeming yellow on one of the cloudiest days in history. Older people are just children, they're NOT demons, no matter WHO tells YOU what. I'd see the Klan hanging infantile African Americans and Judges, Police, Statesfolk and Federales turning their heads to focus attention on the injury that JUST occurred during an ULTRA-CONTACT Football game that's 9 hours into overtime! Across the street are the people playing LaCrosse- who are Also suffering their own Gorey ((Bloody)) injuries.SO, WHAT WAS Jos Lieberman saying about Media and Violence? For some reason, I see them heading after R.A.T.M. or some Hip-Hop artists who talk about Killing Confederates...Like the COnfederates used to ((hell, who am I Kidding- they're Still belting 'em out)), VERY POPULARLY Partcipate in. Don't tell me how to live. I've got my OWN problems that you refuse to HELP/Assist/CUre/Alleve/DIfuse.  Wait until you are 20, dear 5 year old...YOU'LL SEE---Just Like Me  I Hope you're Happy with what You've done, AmeriKKKA   I have to go and find thyme- to Smile...because I CAN, F #CK YOU TO ALL THAT DO NOTHING AND HAVE NO CARES. Simply, F #CK YOU!!!
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Comment #3 posted by FoM on June 23, 2001 at 11:09:41 PT

Growing Marijuana
After watching Pot Wars on MSNBC I realize how crazy this drug war has become more then ever. The price of marijuana is making organized crime get into growing and people will die because of it. Money will cause the violence not marijuana. PS: I can't find any news that to me seems more important then what is on the front page but as soon as I do I will post it. 
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Comment #2 posted by lookinside on June 23, 2001 at 10:30:36 PT:

mixed feelings...
i've always felt that growing should be at the mom and poplevel...when large growers steal water and go armed, they'vegone too far...in an operation of that size, the peoplebusted would be the gardeners or guards...manicuring is verylabor intensive...i can't imagine how many people areinvolved in the processing of 6000 plants...i guess i justdon't like seeing the dollar values reaching the point whereviolence becomes a possibility...on the other hand, confiscated plants would be betterutilized by distributing it to the legitimate MMJusers...what a waste...
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Comment #1 posted by Massachusetts on June 23, 2001 at 09:55:40 PT

ridiculous
Nice job guys, dump some more toxic chemicals into the ground just to make sure nobody gets high. What a joke.
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