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2026-01-31 -Lurid Crime Tales-

California man arrested after fortified underground bunker found with weapons cache on illegal pot farm

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-31 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1769 views ] Top
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1 Keep your product separate from your produce.

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-31 00:32|| 2026-01-31 00:32|| Front Page Top

2 ^^^ or pay your taxes

Posted by chris 2026-01-31 04:47|| 2026-01-31 04:47|| Front Page Top

3 Firearms ...1st of all, what isn't illegal in California, if you can use it to fight off someone attacking you?

2nd, Cannabis farming is legal in California for both medical and recreational use, with regulations established under Proposition 64.

3rd , the saw-off and removed Serial #'s are illegal. He is looking at 3 to+ years. He should have just purchased a 20 Ga/4.10 ga pistol? (eg. The Judge)

4th, The two firearms reported stolen back in 2016 and 1978. Did he steal them? Obviously not for the 1979 weapon at the least.

So were these purchased via private sales, and does he have a Bill Of Sale to prove it? Because in California, the statute of limitations for theft crimes, including receiving stolen property, is generally one year for misdemeanors and three years for felonies. Given these weapons were stolen 9 years ago and the other 45+ years ago, there is a legality question here.

So... Could it be, there are "maybe" there are other issues and Political reasons at play?

Posted by NN2N1 2026-01-31 05:20|| 2026-01-31 05:20|| Front Page Top

4 That's why I said pay your taxes. RE Al capone

Posted by chris 2026-01-31 05:29|| 2026-01-31 05:29|| Front Page Top

5 A gun collector with a weed habit. Could have been just about anybody in Georgia.

Posted by Besoeker 2026-01-31 07:55|| 2026-01-31 07:55|| Front Page Top

6 ...yeah but GA doesn't have a Pacific Coast Commission. They'll get him on the bunker.

Posted by Procopius2k 2026-01-31 08:01|| 2026-01-31 08:01|| Front Page Top

7 They'll probably bring Kama-Lama-Ding-Dong out of retirement to prosecute this one.

Posted by ed in texas 2026-01-31 08:51|| 2026-01-31 08:51|| Front Page Top

8 "maybe" there are other issues

Poss HOA dispute

HOA sparks outrage as it BANS people from heating their home during monster storm

Posted by Skidmark 2026-01-31 09:00|| 2026-01-31 09:00|| Front Page Top

9 I may be a little different than the rest of you guys, but the head of the HOA would really be able to warm his home as it was burning down around him.

Posted by chris 2026-01-31 09:03|| 2026-01-31 09:03|| Front Page Top

10 2nd, Cannabis farming is legal in California for both medical and recreational use, with regulations established under Proposition 64.

Legal assuming you paid your application fee, your license fee, the inspection fee, the fee fee and are collecting and remitting the state sales tax, marijuana tax and the fee tax surchage. It is my understanding that due to the regulatory burden, illegal pot is still quite attractive.

And before we get too smug, Michigan just implemented a 24% wholesale marijuana to finally fix the roads. ("Fix the damn roads" was a campaign theme for Governor Whitmer)

tl;dr: Listen to your uncle chris, boys and girls, and pay your taxes. And don't get high, on your own supply.

Posted by SteveS 2026-01-31 09:29|| 2026-01-31 09:29|| Front Page Top

11 So that's why I never see the California Highway Patrol actually patrolling California highways. They're too busy busting pot farmers which should be a job for the county sheriff. Every time I get on Interstate 5, I see bigger problems and never any CHP to do anything about it. But I can understand Newsom being upset about a guy not paying his marijuana tax. He needs every nickle he can get.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-01-31 11:58|| 2026-01-31 11:58|| Front Page Top

12 Dadgummed revenuers.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-01-31 12:01|| 2026-01-31 12:01|| Front Page Top

13 I fail to see the issue with anything this guy did.

Posted by DarthVader 2026-01-31 12:42|| 2026-01-31 12:42|| Front Page Top

14 Did he forget to put the Prop 65 sticker on his products?

Posted by James the lesser 2026-01-31 14:17|| https://idontknowbut.blogspot.com 2026-01-31 14:17|| Front Page Top

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