Ventura County Sheriff's Department

Location: Ventura County
Date: September 10, 2009
Unit Responsible: Special Services Bureau / Narcotics Unit

Suspects City of residence Age

Kim Lurie Perris 44
Hilton Gurfinkiel Woodland Hills 33

On September 10, Sheriff’s Narcotics Investigators completed a 4-month investigation into marijuana sales occurring in Ventura County. Detectives became aware of “805 Delivery”, a marijuana delivery service advertising in Ventura County newspapers and on the Internet. 805 Delivery claimed to be exempt from prosecution by complying with Proposition 215 (Compassionate Use Act), enacted by California voters in 1996. Kim Lurie of Perris, California, was identified as the owner of the business; Hilton Gurfinkiel was employed as a delivery person.

During the investigation, Lurie and Gurfinkiel sold marijuana to an undercover operative on multiple occasions. These sales were outside the legal parameters of Proposition 215, and in violation of California law. Lurie and Gurfinkiel were arrested for conspiracy to sell marijuana and booked into the Ventura County Main Jail.