This is true, what I meant is that often informants will be some of the same people who check your meters, or that work on your house and over see stuff. I know that local police and local community enforcement is what gets small time growers popped, NIMBY(Not in my backyard stuff. I.E. perfect lil' neighborhood doesn't want a grow house on there block..Think of the children..
DEA's radar is anything over 100 plants, anything smaller is a waste of valuable resources.
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Originally Posted by bobbooty  a warrant is required, for use of FLIR.
homeland security is interested in large weapon caches, not a little mj being grown.
if they are using FLIR on your house, or grow, you are already screwed. an investigation had already begun. it wont matter what you use to hide it with. only unless there is some way you have inside information of an impending raid on your grow, then you could just dismantle and remove the evidence before the raid even takes place.
most of your bills are also private, usually requiring a warrant to view them as well. depending on the governing entity of the utility company you are paying (state or private owned) they do not share information with the feds, without a warrant. utility bills alone, do not usually start an investigation, either.
the investigation usually starts with someone you know, or someone that is nosy enough to get into your business. someone that doesnt like you. it could be that grumpy elderly nosy neighbor, that watches you smoke pot on your porch, everyday. it could be that ex girfriend/boyfriend that you just pissed off the other day. this is how investigations start. someone complains to the local police something. then the investigation begins.
please read my "will my electricity use get me busted?" thread for more information. http://www.gardenscure.com/420/secur...se-get-me.html |