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Misdirected Text Message Lands Pot Dealer in Jail

by Tim Stevens on September 21, 2007 at 11:24 AM

Misdirected TXT Lands Dealer in JailSome of you reacted negatively when last week we questioned the level of intelligence of pot smokers in a story about a student arrested when his lost cell phone, featuring a screen saver of his marijuana plants, wound up in the hands of the police. So, we'll just let you draw your own conclusions about a 19-year-old in West Virginia who this week sent a text message to a police officer asking if he wanted to "buy some reefer."

You can imagine what happened next.

The officer set up a meeting with the pot peddler and showed up with some friends in blue where they promptly arrested the perp. As it turns out, the number of the officer's cell phone just happened to previously belong to a friend of the dealer's. Presumably, the number was transferred when the supposed friend canceled his account and the rest is, well, newsworthy. The errant texter was charged with delivery of a controlled substance and possession with intent to deliver. He's currently in jail awaiting trial.

From SFGate.com

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Tags: cell phones, CellPhones, reefer madness, ReeferMadness, texting

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