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50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY
#5908791 - 07/28/06 12:19 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Source http://www.recordonline.com/archive/2006/07/27/news-hybust-07-27.html
This was a bust near me..



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Bloomingburg - Cops seized more than 50 pounds of marijuana, with an estimated street value of a quarter of a million dollars, from a property yesterday on Nashopa Road.
Police say homeowner Stephen Healy, 54, along with Stephen Adamson, 48, Lorraine Salatino, 39, and Alfred Salatino, 34, were in a shed clipping pot buds off the stems and packing the smokeable buds into plastic bags when officers raided the property about 1:45 p.m.
Sullivan County Sheriff Mike Schiff said his department got a tip about a large pot-growing operation at the property. District Attorney Steve Lungen helped police get a search warrant yesterday.
Police hauled 60 "sour diesel" pot plants, each about 4½ feet tall, out of a shed outfitted with eight 5,000-watt grow lights. Healy had apparently bypassed his electric meters in order to pilfer his power, police said.
In the shed where they arrested the suspects, police found dozens of "Himalayan haze" pot plants hanging to dry, about 12 pounds of dried pot in plastic bags and trash bags full of discarded stems.
"For a home-grown, inside operation, this is a big one," Schiff said. "This is pretty sophisticated."
The Himalayan haze sold for $4,000 per pound and the sour diesel, apparently more potent, sold for $4,300 per pound.
Police said Healy wasn't saying much last night, other than that he had a guy that he sold his product to.
Healy's home is a small bungalow set back from Nashopa Road on about four thickly wooded acres. There's only one nearby house, and it's screened from Healy's by trees and brush.
Police say Healy used one shed on his property for drying and packaging and one for growing. Another appears to have been used to store supplies for the operation.
Police were still processing the suspects last night, and hadn't yet said what charges will be filed. Possession of more than 10 pounds of pot is the criterion for first-degree criminal possession of marijuana. Illegally growing pot is a misdemeanor under state public health laws.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: i8an8th]
#5908829 - 07/28/06 12:33 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I like to knock that smirk right off that pigs face in pic 5......... bunch of haters
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: i8an8th]
#5908902 - 07/28/06 01:09 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I'm gonna have to get me one of those 5000w grow lights!
They never get the shit right, ever.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: Microcosmatrix]
#5908913 - 07/28/06 01:11 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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"got a tip"
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: tb01]
#5908917 - 07/28/06 01:13 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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tb01 said: "got a tip"
Yup, too many chairs at the manicuring table perhaps.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: Microcosmatrix]
#5909058 - 07/28/06 02:17 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I find it funny how hardcore those guys look. Bullet proof vest, fully clad in black, guns and other weapons, rubber gloves, and then you realise that their just handling plants. The same thing some 17 year old kid does down at the pike's nursery.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: i8an8th]
#5909134 - 07/28/06 02:40 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Aw man, all that good weed gone to waste.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: Le_Canard]
#5909284 - 07/28/06 03:25 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I find it funny how hardcore those guys look. Bullet proof vest, fully clad in black, guns and other weapons, rubber gloves, and then you realise that their just handling plants. The same thing some 17 year old kid does down at the pike's nursery.
So true, and sad...
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: Cubenisseur]
#5909637 - 07/28/06 05:44 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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man I really hate to see that much weed go to waste, o well there's plenty more left were that is.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: notahax]
#5909791 - 07/28/06 07:02 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Yup, too many chairs at the manicuring table perhaps.
Good observation let this be a lesson to everyone. dont tell or show anybody what your up to, only people that youve known your whole life and know that they can keep their mouths shut, even then only select one absoloutly trusted person, to help, the more the leakier. This selected person must have absoloute and complete understanding that what they are doing can not ever be talked about, no matter how exciting it is. Secrets are secrets, and by keeping them you will be doing this every year for the rest of your life. you start talking your going to be paying fines, and a B/S debt to the pigs, not to mention all the pain and suffering the familys will endure.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: notahax]
#5910384 - 07/28/06 10:24 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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notahax said: man I really hate to see that much weed go to waste, o well there's plenty more left were that is.
Yeah, WTF guys, this is just a ripple, however tragic a ripple.
Part of the game.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: Microcosmatrix]
#5910447 - 07/28/06 10:43 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Healy had apparently bypassed his electric meters in order to pilfer his power, police said.
Dumbass.
Why do people who grow continually steal power. Not only is it just completely wrong, but it will surely get you caught and give cannabis users a bad name... STOP STEALING FUCkING ELECTRICTY.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: DieSpectra]
#5911140 - 07/29/06 03:52 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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DieSpectra said:
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Healy had apparently bypassed his electric meters in order to pilfer his power, police said.
Dumbass.
Why do people who grow continually steal power. Not only is it just completely wrong, but it will surely get you caught and give cannabis users a bad name... STOP STEALING FUCkING ELECTRICTY.
If they woulda done that i'm sure they woulda got caught a long time ago..
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: notahax]
#5911731 - 07/29/06 11:09 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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mskip23 said: I like to knock that smirk right off that pigs face in pic 5......... bunch of haters
He's not hating, just thinking about how high he's going to be in a few minutes after they're through taking pictures.
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notahax said: man I really hate to see that much weed go to waste
Trust me, it all won't.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: Premedman1]
#5911770 - 07/29/06 11:23 AM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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I wonder who gave them the tip... If it is true that they were stealing elctricity, that may have been it. If they weren't maybe it was still the electric company? Why don't they wise up and invest in solar panels set up to look like they are to heat the house - but instead have them wired to the sheds? I know that wouldn't be a complete solution, but it would help. Plus use some generators... may be pricey these days to run off of gas, but still it's better than being nabbed for something stupid like a high electricity bill or even dumber... STEALING electricity. DOH! Bytheway... aren't the pot laws pretty lenient in NY compared to the rest of the US?
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: 76degrees]
#5912440 - 07/29/06 03:50 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Could have been anyone calling in a tip if they smelled it. Smelly problems are to blame a lot of times for busts. Also, light/water leaks.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: 76degrees]
#5912529 - 07/29/06 04:33 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Stealing electricity is much smarter than trying to run 15,000watts or whatever on your meter. I have only seen 2 larger than 200 plant indoor grows and both were stealing electricity.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: Microcosmatrix]
#5912581 - 07/29/06 04:59 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Microcosmatrix said: I'm gonna have to get me one of those 5000w grow lights!
They never get the shit right, ever.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: rawtoxic]
#5912585 - 07/29/06 05:00 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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Well, in my opinion US pot laws are wrong. Therefore is it is our duty as citizens to not only break the law in that regard but to also speak out and step up against the government to have the law abolished. But if your going to steal from the electric company too, well then you're just a common criminal and you're contributing to the negative stigmas associated with the pot industry and pot users in general. It's really counter productive and will only server top hinder the cause.
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Re: 50-plus pounds of pot seized in Bloomingburg NY [Re: ToughLiquid]
#5913282 - 07/29/06 09:55 PM (17 years, 6 months ago) |
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ToughLiquid said: I find it funny how hardcore those guys look. Bullet proof vest, fully clad in black, guns and other weapons, rubber gloves, and then you realise that their just handling plants. The same thing some 17 year old kid does down at the pike's nursery.
At the point when they are collecting all the "contraband" and shit, yeah, it appears that they are overdressed. But if I were kicking down the front door of a known drug house without knowing who is inside and how armed they could be, I'd be ready for battle too.
Ya never know; could be gentle stoner old hippy-type folks or rabid coked up nutjobs with angry pitbulls and automatic weapons.
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