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Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH]
#7721990 - 12/05/07 09:21 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms December 5, 2007 - citizen.com
ALTON — Local police have seized material relating to what they call a large-scale psychedelic mushroom-growing operation with an estimated street value of $200,000 per growing cycle.
The seizure of evidence at 70 Bay Hill Road was the second raid at that residence in a week. Last Friday, after having received a tip from the California Department of Justice about a package containing four pounds of marijuana heading to the Alton home, police seized 70 marijuana plants capable of producing a pound of the contraband each, eight counterfeit bills of U.S. currency, 1,000 rounds of ammunition, 24 firearms, a small bag of what was believed to be cocaine, two knives, and a pair of nun-chucks.
Police obtained a second search warrant two days ago after reviewing photographs taken at the original raid.
Chief Philip Smith explained there were a number of items that caught the attention of his officers. "These were plain-view items; nothing was hidden," said Smith.
Instead of seizing the suspected mushroom-growing operation at that time, officers took time to review the photographs then obtain a second search warrant.
In the second raid, police seized more than 70 cases of canning jars with each case containing 850 individual jars, brown rice flour, 114 syringes containing what is believed to be psychedelic mushroom spores, two large pressure cookers, and a seedling grow mat.
The Alton Police Department has issued an arrest warrant for Aaron Diamond, 24, of Alton, thought he has yet to be located. Diamond is the second tenant of 70 Bay Hill Road.
Diamond is wanted on four felony charges, including possession of controlled drug/narcotic, sale of controlled drug/narcotic, manufacturing of a controlled drug, conspiracy to commit forgery.
Diamond's roommate, Glenn Mallon, 32, of Alton and his female acquaintance, Kristen Campos, 23, were arrested in the initial raid last week and are facing similar charges.
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: veggie]
#7721998 - 12/05/07 09:24 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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i wonder if this guy was a shroomerite?
if you grow youve got to know about the shroomery...right?
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: hecknotechno]
#7722133 - 12/05/07 10:00 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Quote:
hecknotechno said: i wonder if this guy was a shroomerite?
if you grow youve got to know about the shroomery...right?
no way.
59,500 jars 114 spore syringes (I wonder what company they're from) huge bags of BRF...
these dudes had the biggest pf tek operation one could ask for. I doubt any one shroomery member would do that. this site would teach them bulk techniques and they would go on from there. that large of a pf operation simply speaks to a lack of education.
maybe it was some OTD dude?
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: monstermitch]
#7722386 - 12/05/07 10:58 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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That shit is crazy.
lol OTD dude.
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: veggie]
#7722536 - 12/05/07 11:39 PM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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veggie said: and a pair of nun-chucks.

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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: veggie]
#7722807 - 12/06/07 01:00 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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$200,000 per growing cycle.....
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: somebody041]
#7722821 - 12/06/07 01:03 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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somebody041 said: $200,000 per growing cycle.....
well, they had 59,500 jars... that doesn't sound too off base.
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: monstermitch]
#7722974 - 12/06/07 01:58 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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So that's where all the mason jars have gone. But seriously, who has the space for that much...damn. Unless they are fruiting them in-vitro.
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: Kamin]
#7723064 - 12/06/07 03:47 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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professional growers go bulk and move their ass when raided. they were careless dealers.
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: Bridgeburner]
#7723080 - 12/06/07 04:24 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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That has to be some sort of typo, 59,000 fucking jars? Wouldn't that be a few years of doing nothing but making jars?
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: bhamlaxy]
#7723207 - 12/06/07 06:10 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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i just hope they didn't leave a paper trail to their spore supplier and in turn have them shut down. I know its legal to buy spores but you know what the long arm of the law can do now with their patriot act.
Dumb Fucks.
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: Jabensis]
#7723340 - 12/06/07 07:17 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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what crime did they commit by having jars and brf and a pressure cooker.?I dont see what law was broke if they didnt have them growing..I thought it wasnt against the law to have jars and spores?
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: Chemy]
#7723401 - 12/06/07 07:38 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Lets not forget "intent to manufacture" or "conspiracy to manufacture" a controlled substance
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: monstermitch]
#7723420 - 12/06/07 07:51 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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That was my first thought too: who the fuck has that large of an operation and is still doing cakes?
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: veggie]
#7723431 - 12/06/07 07:56 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Edited by em_bre_O (12/06/07 07:58 AM)
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: bhamlaxy]
#7723452 - 12/06/07 08:02 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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That has got to be a typo. They might have had 70 cases of canning jars, but with 12 jars each. That would be 840 jars total. That's more realistic.
I don't know what they could be charged with. NO mushrooms were found, plus they didn't even have enough supplies yet to start a grow.
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: veggie]
#7723476 - 12/06/07 08:07 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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They RE-raided shortly after they got out of jail. They were being watched and ordering supplies.In the pictures things that they didn't recognise at the time surfaced. I've seen this happen before 'cause the police aren't trained to look at jars and pressure cookers as contraband......syringes arouse question
Also read the links I posted it says 850 jars
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: veggie]
#7723497 - 12/06/07 08:12 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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> In the second raid, police seized more than 70 cases of canning jars with each case containing 850 individual jars
850 jars per case? That would be 25 layers of jars 34 layers deep, or a volume around 16" wide, 12" deep, and around 14 feet tall, per "case" (assuming small jars).
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Re: Alton raid nets psychedelic mushrooms [NH] [Re: Seuss]
#7723604 - 12/06/07 08:55 AM (16 years, 1 month ago) |
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Co-conspirator Kristen Campos - on right
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