Posted on 04/25/2005 7:07:54 PM PDT by SmithL
A 34-year-old Michigan man visiting the Allegan County courthouse for his son's probation hearing brought along a tin box of Altoids, but police say the contents of the box would not have done much for anyone's breath.
The box of breath mints contained 30 tiny plastic bags of meth.
According to Allegan Police Chief Rick Hoyer, the unidentified man stood in a line of people waiting to be screened before entering the courthouse on April 13. During the screening process, a deputy waves a metal-detecting wand across a visitor's body.
"You see 10 folks ahead of you going through this search process, I would think that should be an indication that things may not work out so well for you," Hoyer said.
When the wand went off, the man was asked to empty his pockets. He reportedly produced the Altoids can and willingly opened it at the officer's request.
A large sum of cash was also found on the man, who was arrested and charged with possession of methamphetamines with intent to deliver.
Hoyer said the man was not allowed to attend his son's hearing.
In this case, the tree fell not far from the apple.
I guess Minnesota is going to try to ban Altoids now.
What an idiot. Why would you try and take drugs into a courthouse? What a fool!
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