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Msg#: 1683 Date: 06-09-93 17:00
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From: Northcoast OH NORML Read: Yes Replied: No
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To: All Mark:
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Subj: DEA Surveillance Tactics
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Another Oregon NORML file
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"Escaping the DEA"
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Version One
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It is our mission at Oregon NORML to reform marijuana laws, not break
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them. It would be out of our pristine moral bounds to produce a file explaining
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how to circumvent law enforcement.
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I have something better.
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The following file is taken verbatim from Vol. 11 "Best of" High Times
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magazine. The file (and their article) is an excerpt from The Pennsylvania
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Crime Commission's 1991 Annual Report on Drug use.
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Growing cannabis indoors is becoming more popular. This type of
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cultivation has traditionally been more common on the West Coast than in the
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East. The followingn is a list of indicators and investigative techniques,
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adapted from a list compiled by S/A Charles Stowell, DEA Sacramento, CA, and
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Detective Rob Ringsage, Oregon State Police, and other material distributed at
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the Domestic Cannabis Eradication/Suppression Program Conference in Nashville,
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TN, in February 1991.
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EQUIPMENT USED IN CANNABIS CULTIVATION
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Lighting
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* 1000 or 400 watt metal halides or high pressure sodium bulbs
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* Ballasts for the above bulbs
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* "Sun circles," "Whirligigs" or runners to move lights
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* Chain systems to raise and lower lights
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* Metallic or white dome-type lamp shades
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* Various brands, lengths and styles of grow lights
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* Mylar or white plastic
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* Light meters and ampmeters to measure lamp output and ballast amperage
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* Auto and manual timers
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* Generators of various sizes and outputs
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* Alligator clamps and leads to assist in electrical bypass
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Grow-Room equipment (other than lighting equipment)
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* Hydroponics setup in 5-gallon buckets
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* Drip-irrigation systems, including PVC pipe, pumps, float valves, 55-gallon
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polydrums, etc
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* Growing mediums, such as lava rock or potting soil
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* Insecticides, electric soil sterilizer, natural predators, such as ladybugs
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* CO2 Injection system with valves, regulators, air filters, dehumidifyers
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* Air-conditioning units, exhaust fans, oscillating fans
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Clone or nursery-room equipment
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* Pruning shears
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* Cloning trays
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* Rootone or hormonal solutions to stimulate plant growth
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* Tubular grow lights or Phototrons
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* Water-bed heaters
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* Seed sources
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INDICATORS
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* Suspect appears on the DEA Green Merchant list
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* Suspect is a member of the Hydroponic Society of America, PO box 6067,
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Concord, CA 94524
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* Suspect receives frequent calls from known marijuana growers or distributors
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* Suspect's phone tolls reveal contact with outlets that sell equipment
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related to marijauana growing, IE Dansco or Hamilton
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* Suspect uses a business front for money laundering
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* Suspect buys property and places someone else in it, or "straw purchase"
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* Suspect has a lease with an option to buy, or has no credit but makes large
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cash payments
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* Suspect buys a ranch or farm, but does not operate it in a norm matter
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* Neighbors indicate that the ranch is supporting more people than normal
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c1* Suspect has guard dogs, such as rottweilers, pit bulls, Doberman
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pinschers,
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or German Shepherds
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* Suspect is unfriendly and acts paranoid toward neighbors and others, e.g.
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public utilities, telephone service, or power service
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* Suspect has large outbuildings on the property that are kept closed, i.e.
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barns, sheds, excavations, etc.
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* Windows that would normally be open are always covered
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* Outbuildings have swamp coolers or air conditioners
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* Excessive water usage, or water lines or electrical cords running to
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basement or outbuildings
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* Unusual number of roof vents, exhaust-fan, ballast noise or windows sweating
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in outbuildings or house
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* Meter seals broken or tampered with, or access to meter denied
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* Backline feed
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c1* Potting soil present around outbuildings and flower beds
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* Lava rock or other hydroponic medium scattered around outbuildings
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* Suspect uses outside contractors to construct buildings
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* Suspect request that underground power lines going into newly constructed
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building be left uncovered
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* Property posted for no trespassing, or presence of security gates and alarm
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systems
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* Eratic or sudden increase/decrease in power consumption
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* Delivery of large amounts of propane, diesel, or wood
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* Suspect purchases a power generator
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* U-Haul or delivery trucks arriving late at night
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* Suspect tells conflicting stories aobut how he earns his money, claiming it
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is from inheritance, lottery, etc
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* Suspect frequently observed using pay phone
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* Suspect has a portable or car phone
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* Suspect has a beeper
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* Suspect goes on unexplained trips
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* Suspect deals in cash, and request receipts made out to "cash"
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* Suspect avoids leaving paper trail
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* Suspect buys a large amount of Baggies, Seal-a-Meal, or other packing
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materials
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* Increased activity at the suspects location every 45-90 days
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* Suspect purchases a large quantity of 3 and 5 gallon buckets or PVC pipe,
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fans, vents, pumps, mylar, etc
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* Companies delivering potting soil and fertilizers to any location other than
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site where soil is to be used
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* Suspect owns only a few items of furniture
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* Suspect indicates taht he is self-employed on rental applications
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* Suspect rents or leases property, such as a single-family home with attached
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garage, or a single-family ranch/home with attached garage, or outbuildings
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* Houses rented under an assumed name
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* Boxes, bags, or suitcases often carried in or out of residence
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* Suspect may leave a PO box or paper telephone number as contact point
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* Presence of packaging material from 400 to 1000 watt metal halide or high
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pressure sodium bulbs
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POSSIBLE INVESTIGATIVE TECHNIQUES
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* Obtain phone tolls of businesses that sell marijuana-growing equip.
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* Obtain suspect's power bills for the last 6 months to a year
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* Obtain suspect's water bills for the last 6 months to a year
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* Surveil outlets that sell marijuana growing equipment
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* Educate utilty companies and establish contact person within the company
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* Check with companies that sell sea-freight containers, semitrailers, vans,
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55 gallon poly drums or 3 and 5 gallon plastic buckets
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* Check with companies that sell generators, propane, diesel, or wood
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* Check with hardware stores for large purchase of fans, dehumidifier pruning
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shears, etc.
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* Check with nurseries for sales of potting soil and fertilizers
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* Consider thermal imager or FLIR surveillance to confirm the presence of
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"grow lights" and active vents
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SOURCES: "Profiles of Indoor Cannabis Growers", Drug Enforcement
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Administration, compiled by DEA S/A Charles A. Stowell, and detective Rob
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Ringsage, Oregon State Police.
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cd
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Help Fight Back - Support Your Local N.O.R.M.L.!
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Northcoast Ohio N.O.R.M.L.
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