In the U.S., the act of thermally imaging your home IN AND OF ITSELF constitutes a search and is thus illegal without a warrant. That's been ruled on by the Supreme Court, so that is the law of the land. In other words, they can't use thermal imaging to obtain a warrant; they must have a warrant first, for some other reason (leaves in your trash, see a bong through your window, something). And obviously, once they have a warrant, then it's cheaper and more effective (and probably more fun for the cops) to send a couple squad cars over and tear your house apart, rather than use an expensive helicopter and thermal imaging equipment.
jamstigator Reviewed by jamstigator on . helocopter grow heat detection? hello there , from uk and just wondering if anyone knows about these choppers flying above? people get busted by because of the heat given off from their loft grow? heard its only with hps or mh but wana be sure- im thinking of using a 200watt gro lux and dont wana get busted! cheers guys Rating: 5