A butane hash lab operation was shut down near the North Coast Co-op on Friday after Eureka Police Department officers served a search warrant, finding hundreds of pounds of cannabis trim and more than 100 pounds of liquid butane. According to a release, the illegal operation at Third and A streets was discovered by the […]
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Major Pot Bust Yields 1 Arrest, More Expected
One person was arrested and more are expected after the Drug Enforcement Unit of the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office found a “substantial indoor” cannabis grow and several hash labs at a property on the 900 block of Vance Avenue Thursday. The unit served a search warrant at the site and reported finding nearly 1,000 growing […]
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‘Substantial Indoor Grow,’ Hash Lab Found in Samoa
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Drug Enforcement Unit found a “substantial indoor cultivation site and multiple butane hash oil (BHO) labs, one of which was active,” while serving a search warrant today in the Samoa area. According to a Facebook post, multiple people have been detained for questioning. See earlier coverage here. The post said […]
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Sheriff’s Team at Scene of Possible Hash Lab Near Samoa Pulp Mill
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office Special Services Team is serving a warrant at 936 Vance Avenue in Samoa near the former headquarters of the old Samoa Pulp Mill. The deputies were at the site before 10:30 this morning. According to scanner traffic, there is a likely hash lab in the building. Scanner traffic also has […]
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Man Suffers Severe Burns in McKinleyville Hash Lab Explosion
The Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hash lab explosion that took place this afternoon in the 1200 block of East Bates Road in McKinleyville that left a man with severe burns. According to a release, deputies were called to the scene just after 2 p.m. and found a hash oil extraction lab inside […]
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Guilty Pleas Entered in Hash Lab Murder Case
Three suspects who faced murder charges after a hash lab explosion in 2016 left a 21 year old dead pleaded guilty to lesser charges Tuesday. Xavier Renner died in the University of California Davis Medical Center burn unit five weeks after the Nov. 9, 2016 explosion and subsequent fire left him with third degree burns […]
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TL;DR: Five Reasons NOT to Try This at Home
Busy week? We’ll help you catch up on the basics of this week’s cover story, “Rio Dell’s Hash Lab Murder Case,” which takes a deep dive into hash lab explosion that rocked Rio Dell in November and spawned murder charges against all involved. You should really read the whole story here, but this will give […]
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Firefighter, Residents Injured in Suspected Hash Lab Explosion
A firefighter and two residents were injured after an alleged home hash lab exploded yesterday afternoon. Humboldt Bay Firefighters responded to the 1200 block of Freshwater Road around 4 p.m. to find a “well-established fire” in the attic of a one-story home. Three people were rescued from the structure, and two of them were sent […]