“How about putting it in your own pocket, or in the trunk of your squad car?”
And what if the packaging leaks? I wouldn’t do it. I wouldn’t want it leaking on my fingers, either, so putting it in the suspect’s wallet seems sensible.
> And what if the packaging leaks? <
You’re assuming that none of the cops on scene had evidence bags on their persons, and none of them had evidence bags in the trunks of their cars. I just can’t believe that. I’m guessing that even Barney Fife had a baggie in the back of Mayberry’s squad car.