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San Luis Obispo County pot heist leads to the arrest of 22 gang members

September 9, 2024

By JOSH FRIEDMAN

The brazen burglary of a cannabis business in north San Luis Obispo County, and the hard work of local law enforcement, led to the arrest of 22 Oakland gang members who allegedly burglarized numerous marijuana facilities across the state.

On Jan. 16, a caller reported a burglary at a cannabis processing plant in northern San Luis Obispo County. Witnesses reported seeing at least seven suspects running out of the business with bags of cannabis, according to the SLO County Sheriff’s Office. 

When deputies arrived at the scene, the suspects had already fled. The thieves absconded with at least 500 pounds of processed and packaged marijuana. The suspects broke into a safe. Investigators estimated the total loss at $500,000.

During their investigation, deputies determined a similar crime had occurred in San Jose. The detective contacted the San Jose Police Department and later the California Department of Justice. 

Eventually, a multi-agency investigation found a crew of Oakland gang members who had been targeting cannabis-related facilities. 

Last week, state DOJ personnel arrested and charged 22 people for the crimes. Thirteen of the suspects were involved in the northern SLO County burglary.

Overall, the suspects are thought to be responsible for at least 15 dispensary burglaries in nine different California counties. In all, the thefts resulted in a loss of more than $1 million and nearly one thousand pounds of cannabis.

 


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Legalize the gateway drug Cannabis. Open pot shops all over various cities.

What could go wrong?


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So gas stations and liquor stores per capita aren’t robbed more; this is rhetorical, they are. Should we ban Banks, Clothing stores, Shoot, all retail? Should we ban guns and fix poverty? The rabbit hole deepens……


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Yet one more example of the need for the Baja Men’s Colony.


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And then people wonder why nobody wants cannabis related businesses permitted near them…


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Or banks, or retail stores, or liquor stores, or poor people, or Rich people with offshore assets, or war.


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Great job law enforcement. An electricified barbed wire fence needs to be built around the perimeter of Oakland.


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Yeah, and we need to round up all the rich people to and lock em up.


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Were any weapons involved? Who is the prosecuting authority? Even odds they don’t get significant punishment.


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Yeah, with the Bail system, if you have cash you can be a pedophile and still walk free until trial.


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The “right” doesn’t want to hear that sort of logic. It makes their “tough on crime” argument weaker if the peps aren’t able to roam free after committing crime. Bail only benefits the wealthy and is more likely to be of benefit to upper levels of crime, when the cartel, for instance, wants to make sure perps don’t talk while incarcerated before their slick lawyers can get them off.


Oh, please vote me “down”, right wingers, and prove me right.


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