Topic: Man Arrested After Money Smells Like Pot

[nickclone]

Police in Sturgeon Bay, Wis., said they have arrested a man after he visited a bank and deposited money that smelled of marijuana.

A Sturgeon Bay Police Department investigation found Tyler Meverden, 21, brought $4,000 in bundled bills that carried the distinctive odor of the plant to a bank March 18, The Door County (Wis.) Advocate reported Wednesday.

The police report said a teller who recognized the smell put the money into a plastic bag and contacted police. The bills were tested by police and the chemicals reacted positively for marijuana, the report said.

Meverden was arrested when he returned to the bank to make a withdrawal. Police said they discovered one pound of marijuana during a search of his home.

He stands accused of violating the terms of his probation after 2005 and 2006 convictions for possessing marijuana, possessing drug paraphernalia, bail jumping, obstructing police, battery and criminal damage to property.

The Door County district attorney's office said it is reviewing drug allegations made against the suspect by the police department.

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These uptight losers really need to get lives.

[beo]

i guess this is a lesson not to keep your pot and the money you make from selling it in the same bag. poor guy, but bringing in $4000 in cash (all at once) that obviously must've reeked of ganj isn't the cleverest move.

[scottws]

At first I was going to scoff at the fact they tested the bills and they came back positive, since like every single bill out there would test positive for something like cocaine.  But then I saw that they found a pound of pot in his house.

[Antares]

Yeah, I've heard that almost all bills test positive for cocaine, the guy doesn't sound like he's the smartest in the world for bringing $4,000 in reeking bills to the bank to deposit all at once though.

[gpw11]

The thing that got me the most about this story is that the teller actually gives a fuck.   Well that and I'd like to know which bank it is and if this kind of thing is policy while they rape the rest of us.