Woman arrested after shoddy cocaine complaint

[janbo1960]

A North Carolina woman was arrested after she complained to a police officer about a batch of "bad" crack cocaine she bought, authorities say.

Eloise Reaves, 50, approached a police officer on Friday in the parking lot of a convenience store in Putnam County and told him she had been sold poor quality crack and wanted his help getting her money back, police said in a statement.

"She then took the crack from out of her mouth and placed it on the trunk of Deputy Pedrick's patrol car," the police said.

The sheriff's deputy, Jeffery Pedrick, warned Reaves that if the substance tested positive, she would be arrested.

After a test came back positive, Reaves said the crack was a poor mix of wax and cocaine and that the man who sold it to her should give her money back.

She was arrested and booked into the local jail and has since been released.

Police also searched the man Reaves accused of selling her the crack, but found no drugs or money on him, they said.

- AFP

[eefanincan]

I'd say she should be nominated for a Darwin award!

[Skylace]

I have heard plenty of these stories before. We had one locally where a person was broken in to and the actually told the cops that not only was their stereo gone but so was their stash of weed and meth!