Another day, another weed bust. More casualties in the war on drugs. This time, however, there weren’t any actual cannabis plants involved. This time, we have a man busted after mailing himself 1,500 packs of weed-infused gummies. Here’s what went down.
Candy Crackdown
According to a report by the AP, police have arrested a Connecticut man who attempted to mail himself 1,5000 weed-infused gummies from a California address.
32-year-old Jeremy Freeman, who leases the South Windsor building in which the gummies were being shipped to, has been subject to a police investigation since early February.
Freeman has been charged with possession of more than one kilogram of marijuana with intent to sell, operating a drug factory, and possession of drug paraphernalia after authorities seized the packages.
After getting a tip regarding a large-scale marijuana operation shipping goods from a Corona, California location to Freeman’s address in South Windsor, the Eastern Central Narcotics task force was able to obtain a search warrant and intercept one of the packages in question.
In the intercepted package, police found 339 individually wrapped THC-infused gummies from the brand “Infused Creations.”
Upon a more detailed search, police were able to uncover another four packages, bringing the gummy total to around 1,588 individual packages of uniquely styled cannabis products.
Manchester police Sgt. Matthew Pace says most of the gummies were in the style of traditional Sour Patch Kids candy and contained 300 mg of “medical cannabis.”
According to police, each packet goes for around $25 per gummy in California and $50 in Connecticut.
Final Hit: Man Busted After Mailing Himself 1,500 Packs of Weed-Infused Gummies
While recreational marijuana has been legalized in California, and Connecticut does allow for the sale of edibles for strictly medicinal