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Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR]
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Illegal mushroom grow busted January 8, 2008 - 1190kex.com

Northeast Precinct officers dropped by the house at 4511 NE Alberta St. to make sure a 9-1-1 hang-up was not a real emergency. When they arrived, they noticed items that made them curious. After a little research, they had the information they needed to execute a search warrant for an illegal mushroom grow operation.
Police executed the search warrant Monday, taking the renters of the house into custody. Sgt. Stephanie Lourenco says they expected to find a few jars of mushrooms but there was much more.
"There are maybe 300 jars," she said, taking a guess. "I don't know, I'm taking a guess. We'll have to inventory and catalog everything."
Also inside: wheelbarrows full of manure, warming plates and tarps probably used to keep the space humid for growing and equipment to process and distribute the mushrooms after harvest.
Lourenco says it appears the operators recently harvested. She estimates that one gram of psilocybin mushrooms can sell for $35 on the street.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: veggie]
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] *DELETED* [Re: EntheogenicPeace]
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Too bad. That one jar on the top left looks full colonized. Ready to make nice lil pins and then, one would hope, nice big fruits.
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anyone who pays 35$ for one gram should be shot in the face. anyone who claims this is the 'street' price should be shot in the face.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: bmiles]
#7846159 - 01/07/08 10:25 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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never, never, never let cops into your house. no matter what they are there to talk to you about, NEVER! if you let them in your front door to talk to you, even if they are right inside of your doorway, they have the right to search your house without a search warrant. if you need to speak to the police at your house, ask them to talk to you outside. if they ask to come in, simply say NO. if they want to look around, tell them to get a fucking search warrant.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: bmiles]
#7846213 - 01/07/08 10:38 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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Oh, snap!
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Grylls]
#7846249 - 01/07/08 10:47 PM (16 years, 25 days ago) |
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i wonder if we knew them?
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: rodfarva]
#7846573 - 01/08/08 12:17 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Really makes me wonder who we're not gonna see for awhile.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Skeeblix]
#7846693 - 01/08/08 01:47 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Shit.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Crasher]
#7846809 - 01/08/08 03:31 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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that's what they get for selling drugs.
sounds fishy about the whole 'make sure a 9-1-1 hang-up was not a real emergency.' i bet someone's ol' lady had enough of it and wanted to fuck 'em up. real bad.
anyone else?
maybe she found his asian porn stash. or he was spending too much time on shroomery and she got fed up.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: im_on_a_boat]
#7846833 - 01/08/08 04:12 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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to the cops: fuck you and fuck you and fuck you, fucking bastards enforcing a bullshit system with bullshit ass laws, you'll never get my cooperation for anything ever, and did i mention fuck you?
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time to pull all of my money out of gold and start investing in mushrooms if its gone up to 35 a gram.
that would be 980 an ounce, lol.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: truekimbo2]
#7846989 - 01/08/08 07:15 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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They are shameless in overstating the street value of seized drugs. Yesterday on the radio they said the police had seized 37 lbs of marijuana with a street value of $350,000.
I'd like to try that $9500/lb bud
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: WhiskeyClone]
#7847075 - 01/08/08 08:36 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Alright, which one of you was it?
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Boomers420]
#7847235 - 01/08/08 10:00 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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The problem about is, that they probably would have not even been charged (ahh, fuck grammar)for " few glasses" of mushrooms (at least not here in Germany. Well probably not)). But 300??? (well, let's say, it was a 150)... Anyone who grows that amounts of mushroom has to caculate the consequenses of what they are doing, since this seems to be cultivating for selling. Anyway, 35 bucks per gram is rediculous... Not even the most greedy dealer on open air festivals charges 35$ a gram
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Fahkface]
#7847275 - 01/08/08 10:18 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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It was painful watching that video. It's no surprise that the cop wouldn't know the correct terminology for anything, but geez.
Did she say "formiculine" instead of vermiculite?
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: BanjoMojo]
#7847303 - 01/08/08 10:28 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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I bet the police made mistakes in the warrant and the search. I hope that these folks can get a good lawyer. The police are for the most part clueless on mushrooms. + the law is not very clear in some states. The 35 per gram does not surprise me. I read about a fellow who was busted growing pot in a national forest. They found seedlings and charged him for full grown plants. Its a classic move start high and work the amount down in court. I hope all works out for them. And that the Feds dont get involved. Don't call 911 and hang up. Because the police will show up at you door.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: autographguys]
#7847418 - 01/08/08 11:09 AM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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I think they are maybe 5 dollars a gram, if you concede that a $20 for a 4 gram 8th is common, although at 3.5 gram NORMAL 8th that just means its even less. SWIM sold his surplus shrooms for $15 an 8th.
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the good news here is supposedly they where just harvested and sold off, so they have less to charge them with, and the other good part is those drugs have "hit the streets" so to speak.
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what kind of time would he be looking at if they were fruiting?
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"When they arrived, they noticed items that made them curious" like what, seriously what could someone that didn't know about growing mushrooms find to make them think Mush factory
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Chemy]
#7847811 - 01/08/08 12:59 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Chemy said:
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Northeast Precinct officers dropped by the house at 4511 NE Alberta St. to make sure a 9-1-1 hang-up was not a real emergency.
Bullshit
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bmiles said: anyone who pays 35$ for one gram should be shot in the face. anyone who claims this is the 'street' price should be shot in the face.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: ShroomieGirl]
#7848002 - 01/08/08 01:39 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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35 a gram,fucking classic!
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: avidpicker]
#7848321 - 01/08/08 02:40 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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avidpicker said: 35 a gram,fucking classic!
I don't know whats more ridiculous, 35 a gram, or extremely FUCKING STUPID AND IGNORANT drug enforcement officers that know absolutely NOTHING about their job. How can you possibly have people controlling drug crimes when they don't know what they are talking about.
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Chaos Creations said: "When they arrived, they noticed items that made them curious" like what, seriously what could someone that didn't know about growing mushrooms find to make them think Mush factory
sounds like someone tipped them off to me
"responding to a 9-1-1 hang up" turns into a "we noticed suspicious activity" to "we obtained a search warrant."
not even my good friends who came over while I was growing knew I grew mushrooms. but jesus christ, 300 jars is fucking massive grow.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: KillerPicklez]
#7848712 - 01/08/08 04:01 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Damn that sucks less mushrooms in portland  I saw this on the news last night and wondered if it would make it hear i hope no one from this fourm was affected.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Skeeblix]
#7848830 - 01/08/08 04:21 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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Skeeblix said: Really makes me wonder who we're not gonna see for awhile.
i forgot to say  yeah, right? hope noone randomly disappears for a while
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: ShroomieGirl]
#7849131 - 01/08/08 05:12 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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portland will have less in the future, but remember, they had a harvest right before the cops showed up, and they are out there!
how long 'til someone steps in and fills the void?
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Wow, they really have no idea what they are talking about in the video.
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Less people who know about your extra curricular activities the more better off you are. Perhaps they pissed off the wrong person? Regardless, Cops/press just irritate me, they over exaggerate EVERYTHING it seems just to drill what they want you to believe into the non-informed average joe's head. Please, forgive the rant, but this shit just pisses me off.
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i was staying at this girls house one time (sorry no pics), and she left her phone off the hook on accident. cops showed up awhile later to ask if we had an emergency, this does happen. but it was one of those shitty wall-tethered phones.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: veggie]
#7849638 - 01/08/08 06:36 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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$35 a gram?
Cops must always get ripped off. Or they just buy the most expensive drugs. Suckers!
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: TomJoad]
#7849658 - 01/08/08 06:42 PM (16 years, 24 days ago) |
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TomJoad said: $35 a gram?
Cops must always get ripped off. Or they just buy the most expensive drugs. Suckers!
hahaha!
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: veggie]
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Im glad. Stupid fucks. What the hell do you need to do with 300 jars? Or any number close for that fact. There are alot of idiots out there. If you wanna make money with drug dealing. Go out and cook meth.
THis supply, wasnt for personal use and for a group of hippi friends or anything close.
This was "Mushrooms for hard cash"
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shrooms seem less risky to grow/sell than pot. but thats just my opinion.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: bmiles]
#7851320 - 01/08/08 11:28 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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You all need to realize that the threat of ego loss is real. You talk as if there really is only a $ value to this subject. You should know that there is both a legal value and a spiritual value to what is going on here.
One day You will wake up and smell the fresh aroma of mushrooms without the scent of dollar bills.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Joshua]
#7851507 - 01/08/08 11:57 PM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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drkrobotnik said: that's what they get for selling drugs.
you are an idiot. Have you never bought drugs before?
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Joshua]
#7851807 - 01/09/08 12:59 AM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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Well holyshit joshua whats up
I bet the cops did fuck up on the warrents fight the case never plead guilty
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: derx]
#7851810 - 01/09/08 01:00 AM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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how am i an idiot?
whether i have bought drugs before has nothing to do with it.
they took the risk growing that many shrooms (to sell obviously) and they are paying the consequences. mushrooms shouldn't be a cash crop. anyone who sells drugs runs that risk.
i dont sell drugs. if i sold drugs, then i'd be an idiot. most people that i've encountered that sell drugs are fuckoff losers anyways.
douche.
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Such a sad day....
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: im_on_a_boat]
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drkrobotnik said: how am i an idiot?
whether i have bought drugs before has nothing to do with it.
they took the risk growing that many shrooms (to sell obviously) and they are paying the consequences. mushrooms shouldn't be a cash crop. anyone who sells drugs runs that risk.
i dont sell drugs. if i sold drugs, then i'd be an idiot. most people that i've encountered that sell drugs are fuckoff losers anyways.
douche.
Maybe this guy just wanted to share the love with as many people as he could..
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: deXtrous]
#7852091 - 01/09/08 02:16 AM (16 years, 23 days ago) |
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haha if that's the case then karma shoulda rewarded him and not gotten him busted.. 
naw i dont think a 300-jar grow op is just trying to share the love. i think they're trying to make $$$.
it'd be a fun job, but it would also be illegal.
oh he's going to be the one sharing the love alright... in prison.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Joshua]
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This couldn't have been anyone here. They would've known to use tapered jars. Just to soothe everyone's mind.
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Re: Illegal mushroom grow busted [OR] [Re: Konryou]
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That's a good point! Such an odd collection of jars... Interesting story considering the machine factory for a garage they have there in the back yard? Looks like somebody likes to take everything a bit too far...?
The funniest thing about this video is that whoever this was, probably had those jars completely sterilized and the cops are all wearing gloves like they are going to catch a STD from handling them.
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