Police mistake Nativity hay for marijuana

Ananova ^ | January 24, 2003 | Ananova

[MadIvan]

Marijuana seized by police in Chicago last month turned out to be hay from a church Nativity scene.

Police got an anonymous tip that a major consignment was being moved in a truck.

When officers stopped the vehicle with Jose Galvan and Juan Luna in it, two small plastic bags with crushed green plants fell out of the cab.

On-the-spot tests seemed to confirm the plants were marijuana.

But a spokesman for the Cook County state attorney's office has confirmed that lab tests found the initial results were erroneous and drugs charges have now been dropped.

Mr Galvan and Mr Luna had been planning to take the hay from St. Wenceslaus Roman Catholic Church, where they are parishioners, back to a horse farm where a friend had loaned it to them.

However, the two remained at Cook County Jail as federal immigration officials checked to see if they are in the country legally.

Mr Luna will appear in court next week on an unrelated marijuana delivery charge he thought had been dismissed, reports the Chicago Sun-Times.

[MadIvan]

You have to admit it's a place to stash marijuana in which no one would look.

Regards, Ivan

[MadIvan]

Bump!

[YOMO]

two small plastic bags with crushed green plants fell out of the cab. On-the-spot tests seemed to confirm the plants were marijuana. a spokesman for the state attorney's office has confirmed that lab tests found the initial results were erroneous and drugs charges have now been dropped.

So much for on the spot testing.

[Veggie Todd]

This should be a "hold muh doughnut alert"! LOL

[Happygal]

Holy Smokes! ;-)

BTW..who would want two small bags of hay back?

[dead]

The cops probably kept the truck anyway, unless it was a total piece of sh#t.

[FreeTally]

This story doesn't make any sense. They had two small bags of hay? I think their dealer screwed them over.

[stanz]

Marijuana seized by police in Chicago last month turned out to be hay from a church Nativity scene.

This is hilarious. I wonder how much of it got smoked before they realized it.

[MadIvan]

"Yo, man, wer'e like on a mission from God. Wait, wrong movie..."

Regards, Ivan

[mountaineer]

Dude! This stuff is really weak (and smells like manure)!

[stanz]

Hate to be around for that buzz.

[HEY4QDEMS]

Hayyyyy Dude

[Wolfie]

Now we know what myrrh is.

[Marobe]

The substance was found NOT to be herb when it was stolen from the evidence room by the arresting officers and they attempted to sell it at the local grammer school.
Students there called the staties ...
Another example of the 'fat blue wall' and your tax dollars at work.

[Wolfie]

Of course, it could be that there was indeed two big bags of marijuana, but after a month in police evidence lockers it "turned" into hay.

[HELLRAISER II]

"What's in this stuff man?" "It's Mostly Mowie Wowie but it's got some Labrador in it." "Labrador?" "Yeah man, I left my stash out and my dog ate it, I had to follow the little M***** F***** around with a doggie bag for day's." "You mean were smoking dog $hit man?" "Yeah" "Hm I wonder what Great Dane taste like?" For those of you who remember Up in Smoke.

[HELLRAISER II]

That was suppose to go to you to Ivan.

[HELLRAISER II]

Now you know that Police Corruption is just a myth Wolfie.

[MadIvan]

I've never seen the films, I must admit.

Regards, Ivan

[Man of the Right]

I was born in Chicago. The CPD is the real Mayberry PD.