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SoHighSD

I promise I really did search for past posts about drug checkpoints, but this post goes out to all of you living along the 8, 10, and 20 interstates. I'm moving from San Diego, CA to Opelika, AL next week and I will be driving. I was planning on bring like a 1/2 O with me out there (nothing compares to cali bud, you know?) but the more I read the more this sounds like a bad idea.
I have a couple of friends who have recently been busted at the AZ/CA border, coming back into cali. They all brought weed/pipes into AZ with no prob but their cars were searched on the way out so I know I can pretty much get as far as AZ with my San Diego Danks, but is the risk worth it?
If I bring a couple bags of coffee with me, and stuff the bud in one of them, will this do anything to deter the dogs?

If you live in AZ, NM, TX, LA, MI, or AL, any information would be really appreciated.

Thanks a ton,
Lourie

 

BartSimpson

There is no such thing as interstate drug check-points.

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SoHighSD

My terminology may be incorrect, but a friend of mine went into AZ from CA with a pipe and bud, she was leaving AZ with just a pipe, right before crossing state lines, a checkpoint (most likely immigration checkpoint) had signs up saying DRUG DOGS ON DUTY. She was with her dad, so she chose not to try to throw anything out the window, pulls in to the checkpoint, they say "my dog would like to search your car, do you have anything illegal?" she says no, dog searches car, finds pipe, she gets misdemeanor charges and pays the state of AZ a grand. So maybe it's not an interstate drug checkpoint but what does it sound like to you?

BartSimpson

Sounds like a big piece of the story is missing.

I am aware of State Department of Agriculture Inspection Stations, and commercial vehicle Port of Entry Inspection Stations (where maybe there could be a dog), and ICE Inspection Stations, but the random drug inspection of average citizens traveling interstate is unconstitutional.

Of course someone will correct me if I am wrong.

SoHighSD

I don't know what type of checkpoint it is supposed to be, but that's how the situation went, this isn't a friend of a friend of a friend account.
Another friend of mine was driving cross country and came through the same checkpoint. She was asked to pull to the side for further questioning where she was interrogated for half an hour with dogs standing close by. One officer told her she was free to leave, then 4 miles down the road (luckily she was acctually in CA) the same cop + another pull her over and say, "sorry for the confusion, but my dog would actually like to search your car, do you have any illegal drugs/paraphanelia etc...?" she admitted that she did, handed him her nugs, a few baggies with some shake, he checks her trunk, finds and smashes 2 bongs a pipe and a bub.
Like I said, these are both stories told to me by good friends. Maybe unconstitutional, I dunno, but whether it is or not these are the kinds of searches taking place in that area and I am wondering where else this might be happening

 

Darque Pervert

The only checkpoints that I have ever encountered have been two types:

One was the California Agriculture checkpoint. They're primarily looking for pests that could cause problems for the crops that grow there....

The other was a Border Patrol checkpoint, which are X number of miles inside the US border... I think the distance is 50 miles, but I could be wrong. Basically you declare your citizenship and move on.

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$moKeDanK

ive went from cali to az and az to cali in a car without any trouble from cops. we didnt even have to stop or anything, i was kind of paranoid so i wrapped the bud in a bunch of baggies, so there was no smell watsoever. i guess it depends on your driving, and if you look suspicious

troublemaker_42

OR, we can agree with you because you are RIGHT. "Drug Checkpoints" are ILLEGAL and UNCONSTITUTIONAL

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blondie0420

Is it possible to avoid taking major highways when crossing from California into Arizona? I mean, since you do know there is a possibility that there will be some sort of an immigration checkpoint or something at the border, can you just plan your route to avoid roadways where they would take place?

The other thing I want to suggest, and I want to make this a little harsh without sounding too bitchy, is that maybe you just avoid bringing anything with you for this trip? I mean obviously you know there is a possibility that something could happen, and you're just assuming that the bud in your new homestate is going to suck, so you're really going to risk getting into trouble when you can avoid it entirely by not taking anything with you? That just seems silly to me. And I don't want to attempt to qualify this by saying that I've been in trouble for possession in the not-so-distant past but I have and I do know just how much it FUCKING SUCKS. It really does and I have to live the rest of my life with all these "shoulda, coulda, woulda's" in my head and I just feel like if you do take something with you and you do end up getting into trouble, you're going to feel awful because you knew you could have avoided it and you didn't.

I just feel like that would be a terrible way to start this new chapter in your life. You're not going to want to move down to Alabama and have to fly back to California for court for something you could have avoided.

Clean out your bongs and pipes so they are spotless and hide them well. And really, think twice about taking any weed with you. Putting them in coffee isn't going to help, either. Dogs' sense of smell allows them to distinguish between different scents unlike humans' sense of smell which basically only allows us to pick up on whatever smells strongest (that's why people can get away with covering up awful smells in their homes with a couple of squirts of Febreeze or Lysol).

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BartSimpson

Really, there are no drug checkpoints. I must have crossed the California and Arizona border over 100 times in the last 20 years. My experience includes commercial vehicle Port of Entries where the DPS or CHP will conduct an inspection of the vehicle.

The OP clings to his belief in an obscure and odd series of stories that does not make sense in the real world of interstate travel - and regardless of the strength of the friendship, there are significant facts missing.

For the OP - if your friend's story were true, would we not see a hundred stories describing the same circumstances posted here as we do for the teenage trifecta, busted in dorms, and busted in school stories we do have. When people get busted, they tend to come here and post about it, and dragnet checkpoints at state borders are not being reported.

The paranoia meter is pegged in this thread.