Via Brian and John Cole, the victims of the War On Drugs (that would be ordinary taxpayers and citizens who are being bled dry only to have basic constitutional rights revoked because they make it hard to bust drug users) scored a small victory as a resistance group caught some crooked ass cops in Odessa, TX* lying on warrant affidavits in an effort to snag some drug dealers, and of course make a little money off asset forfeiture.**
KopBusters rented a house in Odessa, Texas and began growing two small Christmas trees under a grow light similar to those used for growing marijuana. When faced with a suspected marijuana grow, the police usually use illegal FLIR cameras and/or lie on the search warrant affidavit claiming they have probable cause to raid the house. Instead of conducting a proper investigation which usually leads to no probable cause, the Kops lie on the affidavit claiming a confidential informant saw the plants and/or the police could smell marijuana coming from the suspected house.
The trap was set and less than 24 hours later, the Odessa narcotics unit raided the house only to find KopBuster’s attorney waiting under a system of complex gadgetry and spy cameras that streamed online to the KopBuster’s secret mobile office nearby.