How exactly did the detective know to look in the cigar box? There must be more to this.
Who said he did? Cops like to fish, so to speak. They have a government license to look at and go through what ever they please.
But I agree, there is likely much more to this, as you can bet this goes on all the time. This was just another one who happened to get caught on video.
When you’ve been a cop for many years, you develop a sense of where people hide things.