NEWS: "Man's home 'invaded' by government search of fish tanks" CBC news

[Ross]

A Surrey BC home was searched as it was potential grow op, but all they found were aquariums.


http://ca.news.yahoo.com/mans-home-i...092801612.html

[TaioneReefer]

haha another one of those stories.
especially with the new smart meters.
but sucks that he had to pay 800 to get it inspected?

[sphelps]

Residents first get a written notice that says if they don’t consent to a search within 48 hours, the team will seek a warrant.

That's interesting, personally I think I'd let them seek a warrant, I didn't know using a certain amount of hydro is considered probable cause for a search warrant.

[Gripenfelter]

I have a friend who is an electrician. He made me change all my wiring around because it was illegal apparently.

[reefwars]

I wonder now long before they hit my place LOL I'd make thm get a warrant as well just cause I'm difficult LOLl

[globaldesigns]

Another reason I have my aquarium upstairs in the bonus room. Yeah, my house glows like a grow op, but you can see the aquarium from the sidewalk. If I get a visit, it will be from a blind cop!

[sphelps]

It's just how they did it. If a officer showed up at my door politely saying there have been some reports regarding constant lighting and electricity blah blah blah and he asked if he just take a look around I would no issue. But if I got a freaking letter saying I have no choice in the matter and some inspection van and RCMP are going to show up and tape my house up while the neighbors watch... I don't think freaking think so. They'd be talking to my lawyer is minutes, I don't think it's quite that legal, I never signed any document when I set up our electric that would allow searches based on consumption.

[rastaangel]

HAHAHAHAHA atleast im not the only one!!!!!
When I upgraded my tank to 2-250wMH w/ 4 PC lighting from 2 48" T5s, doubled up on heaters, got a bigger skimmer, and tripled my flow my power useage almost doubled in a month. Combine that with buying my own RO/DI unit and not buying bottled water my water useage increased by over 40%.
I had 2 police officers knock on my door with 2 more outside looking around... They said that there has been such a massive increase in useage and there had been reports of excessivly bright lights from my windows that they suppected I had a grow op in my place. I laughed in there face and just said ill show you why! I showed the 2 officers to my tank and explained everything simple stupid for them.
I know I could have made a big deal out of it and told them to get a warrent but I didnt wanna start anything and it was over in 30 min and havnt heard anything since and that was over a year ago.
Altho I can see there point as kindersley has a MASSIVE drug issue

[DanG]

I used to live in a high rise apartment building downtown, I could see my place from a half a kilometer away. Everyone asked how I could tell which was mine. It's easy, it's the one that's glowing.

[SeaHorse_Fanatic]

The South Surrey guy is a friend from BCAquaria and his tanks are fw. Imagine if they were sw. Granted he has a lot of tanks...

I had another friend who invited his neighbour who was in the RCMP over just to show him the tanks and metal halide lights in order to hopefully avoid these kinds of surprise visits from Big Brother.