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Posted on 08/25/2005 8:59:01 AM PDT by freepatriot32
VANCOUVER -- A homeowner who pleaded guilty to growing marijuana in his house has become the first person in British Columbia to see his home forcibly taken by the federal government.
Van My Luu, of Langley, was arrested in 2003 at his home on 268th Street after a police investigation.
Mr. Luu was the legal owner of the home and controlled the grow operation, police said.
He pleaded guilty to the production offences but challenged having to forfeit his home.
Mr. Luu's lawyer, Jay Solomon, argued in Surrey Provincial Court that seizure of the house was an inordinate sanction relative to the offence.
Mr. Luu was given a one-year sentence.
But Shannon Gerrie, lawyer for the Department of Justice, argued that Mr. Luu had a sophisticated operation in his house and was actively involved in the production of marijuana.
Judge Dennis Devitt ordered the house handed over to the Crown. Under the guidelines, the property will be disposed of by the Minister of Public Works.
"We're hoping this will be a deterrent for homeowners who let grow operations take place in their homes and hope they will think twice before setting up these operations," Corporal Diane Blain of the Langley RCMP said of the seizure of Luu's home.
This is the first time in British Columbia that the courts have forcibly taken property from someone who was convicted of a criminal act.
Two years ago, the Crown seized a home used as a grow operation. There have since been a number of other forfeitures, but Cpl. Blain said all the other homeowners consented to the proceedings.
Mr. Luu's house will now be sold, and, after the home's mortgage is paid off, the remaining money will be directed to the federal government.
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The answer for many in America who wish to grow lots of dope is to grow it on federal property. A guy here just got busted for doing that. It's foolish, because the Rangers are going to find it sooner or later, but it's also kind of funny.
So now canadian socialists know what it is like to live under American socialist tyranny.
I thought the government encouraged everybody to grow pot in Vancouver.
Hasn't Vermont been doing this for years or is it everywhere in the US?
Be careful. I can see the veins throbbing on your forehead.
Speaking of the good old days what did you think of George Washington putting down the Whiskey Rebellion?
As a great philosopher once said "Don't do the crime if you can't do the time. Don't do it. Keep your eeyyyyyyyeeee, eeyyyyyyyyee, eeyyyyyyeeee on the sparrow. Do do doot!"
Its everywhere in the us and its not just houses its cars bicycles and money out of your wallet and you dont needto be convicted of any crime to have it stolen all the cop has to do is say thatyou are carrying to much money around with you and he can sieze it and the supreme court said that that is fine and dandy
Van My Luu, of Langley, was arrested in 2003 at his home on 268th Street after a police investigation.
I guess he won't be growing pot in his home anymore.
Why does Queen Elizabeth need another house?
What do you call a Vietnamese in El Cajon raising cocker spaniels?
A rancher.
Not quite, because in Canada you still have to be convicted of a crime before they can confiscate property related to that crime.
BTTT!!!!!!!!
the feds need to start doing this to those medical pot growers in california.
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