The CAMP helio's are out - ALREADY.. Damn!

Ok, I was out walking at a buddies place earlier today, determining the best place for his garden (we haven't even installed the munchinkins yet) and a GD's helio went flying by about 50' above the oak trees....

There was this guy with a camera mounted to the floor of the helio taking pictures...

I was a bit peturbed until I saw the CAMP lettering on the side, so we just waved at the photographer, and he waved back..... (very congenial!!! LOL!!)

I wonder where all the money is coming from to run that equipment around considering the current budget here.....

F*ckers!

pretty early in the season, wouldn't think there'd be much to see :wtf:

oh well, if LEO didn't have potheads to harass, they'd probably be writing parking tickets at funerals :D

planning in regards to the heilo / CAMP patrols this year?

I was told be a LE friend that the helo that I saw was being moved down the foothills towards the Fresno area, but I was just wondering if anyone had the scoop?

DEA uses war duty to punish, agents charge - Sacramento Politics - California Politics | Sacramento Bee

Synopsis: Twenty-five year veteran DEA pilot Daniel Offield, "who oversees marijuana eradication in California's national forests," has been reassigned to Afghanistan, along with other DEA pilots. Yada yada yada

Could it be that resources are being redirected from California MJ to Afghan O?

AND, my county, Shafta, is leery of ANY out_of_pocket expenses. It's been said that, if it costs the county any money, it ain't going to happen!

Wouldn't that be sweet!

yup, it costs a lot of money to run 'choppers and coppers', but they get a lot back, when they seize property, and cash (not to mention, the drugs they sell later) ... and, provides jobs for otherwise unemployable dummies ... it works out for them, in the long run, or they wouldn't be doing it ... :smokin:

breaking news: (maybe no job for Mr. Offield in Afghanistan either.)
BBC NEWS | South Asia | US changes tack on Afghan poppies

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Mr Holbrooke said in future destruction of poppy fields would be phased out and the money instead redirected to farmers to grow different crops.

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hmm. I've been seriously considering moving to Humboldt recently. Is it too "hot" in Northern Norte Califas? Would be great news if they re-assigned those assholes to the Middle East. I got another question for you guys: Do the choppers out there use thermal imaging or any other cameras besides regular "what you see is what you get" photo-ish types? I can't, for the life of me remember what those are called.

The MACHINE crumbles a bit more...
State narcotics team at risk in budget crisis - Chico Enterprise Record

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...the layoffs would severely hamper, if not eliminate, 51 multi-agency task forces operating throughout California. Those task forces â?? which the bureau coordinates â?? track down marijuana plantations...

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At about $600 an hour to run them choppers, its time to shut them down.