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"I never requested or executed a search warrant that did not include some verbiage like “or any other materials or objects evidencing violations of local, State, or Federal ordinances, statutes or laws.”, in the description of what was to be searched or seized."

WHICH IS IN VIOLATION OF THE 4TH AMENDMENT WHICH STATES ALL WARRANTS MUST BE SPECIFIC AS TO WHAT IS BEING SEARCHED FOR.

The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Particulary describing is important. You can't just say "whatever we find we might think is illegal".

"Particulary describing is important. You can't just say "whatever we find we might think is illegal".

Searching for the "elephant in a breadbox." Very true. And, nobody said they were interested in making their case in court. So, the evidence gets tossed, and you lose the case. Big deal. They still busted you up, and that's all they wanted in the first place. We had a particular state trooper back in Virginia, who was a living legend on the I-95 corridor. During one year, he seized more dope than the DEA. He did it by "profiling" a subject, and ignoring 4th amendment strictures on search and seizure. He'd make his bust, seize the dope, and get his case tossed out, in short order. Then, on to the next. Lather, rinse, repeat; all day long on I-95. Saw him one morning myself, up to his hips in bundles of cocaine on the roadside, digging through a stopped vehicle. The perp handcuffed on the guardrail.