Friday, June 03, 2005

Officer's Hamburger Laced With Methamphetamine

local6.com

DESLOGE, Mo. -- The police officer's Quarter Pounder with Cheese tasted a little funny, and for good reason: It was laced with methamphetamine.

The incident happened in December in Desloge, Mo., about 50 miles southwest of St. Louis, but was not made public until Friday.

Police Chief James Bullock told KMOV-TV in St. Louis that the officer went to McDonald's the day after Christmas and bought the sandwich, then took it back to the police station.

"He thought it tasted kind of funny so he looked at the burger," Bullock said. "It looked like it had a foreign substance on it."

The burger was sent to the Missouri Highway Patrol crime lab for testing and tested positive for meth.

In a statement from McDonald's, John McCook, who owns and operates the Desloge restaurant, said safety and well-being of customers and employees "is always is our top priority." He said the chain is fully cooperating with the investigation.

No charges have been filed, though Bullock said a young man who used to work at the restaurant is being scrutinized. That man's friends had trouble with the same officer years ago.

Missouri is among the nation's hardest-hit states in terms of meth production and arrests. Police in Desloge and the surrounding counties make hundreds of meth arrests every year.

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3 Comments:

Blogger Pannyxeos said...

Can you get high from ingesting meth?

6/20/2005 09:30:00 PM  
Anonymous Anonymous said...

Yes, you can get high ingesting meth. It takes a little longer though.

6/22/2005 04:34:00 PM  
Blogger william said...

Police Chief James Bullock told KMOV-TV in St. Louis that the officer went to McDonald's the day after Christmas and bought the sandwich, then took it back to the police station. He thought it tasted kind of funny so he looked at the burger,' Bullock said. 'It looked like it had a foreign substance on it.
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Missouri Drug Treatment

8/19/2008 09:25:00 PM  

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