Feds move to seize properties
The feds wrapped up their big sweep by the end of last week. Now, said Lt. Cavinta, they will sift through the evidence, which could take months or even a year.
Meanwhile, down in SoHum where most of the agents descended last week, many residents are still simmering over the raid. It came right as the big fires started down there — in fact, some callers to KMUD radio last week were saying that while they were out fighting fires, the feds were searching their homes. And why hadn’t the feds considered their animals — who would feed them — before they began their searches?
But others seemed underwhelmed by the whole deal. Said one resident who lives on Thomas Road in Miranda where a house was raided, “It wasn’t like when CAMP comes in here. This sounds like a phony p.r. thing. When CAMP does it, they bring in helicopters and they have dump trucks hauling out generators. With 400 agents, I should see a hundred guys being walked into jail. So what did they do? If they wanted to stop dope, they could trip on it here. Where is it? They haven’t found enough stuff to pay the motel bills.”
The feds response? The investigation continues.
Judy Hodgson contributed to this report.
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Comment / By CRC / Oct. 20, 2008, 2 a.m.
Has anyone heard of anything happening recently in this matter?