Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Man Caught With Pot in Shrimp Cans
Posted by Vince Grzegorek on Wed, Dec 8, 2010 at 12:49 PM
Drug dealers and couriers have found ingenious places to stash their stashes throughout the years, but shrimp cans are a new one to us.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol reports that they arrested Jose Guzman, 60, from Kentucky, after a routine traffic stop on Tuesday.
Troopers say they pulled over a 1997 Buick for following too close and marked lane violations in Chillicothe. After getting a hint that something was amiss, they brought out a drug-sniffing pooch.
The pooch quickly picked up a scent and soon they discovered 25 pounds of pot — street value: $120,000 — stashed in metal shrimp containers.
Guzman has been charged with possession and trafficking of marijuana. Here's to hoping his first meal in prison is shrimp.
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