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Burglars Snort Man's Ashes Thinking It's Cocaine

Posted by samzenpus on from the these-are-not-the-drugs-you-are-looking-for dept.

A group of teenage thieves didn't get the buzz they were looking for after mistaking the cremated remains of a man and two dogs for cocaine. According to a sheriff's report: "The ashes that were taken from the house had been taken because the suspects mistook it for either cocaine or heroin. During the conversation, it was learned that the suspects had snorted the ashes believing they were snorting cocaine." After realizing that they had cremation congestion instead of a free high, the burglars threw the remains in a lake. Police divers are trying to recover the ashes.

4 comments

  1. Some people will do anything ..... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    to get high. I assume these idiots will mistake cement, talcum powder, flour or any light colored powder for coke. I would more funny if they tried to inject it and it would be more interesting reaction in their body.

  2. Recover the Ashes? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    Cricket jokes aside (I hate cricket), how are they going to recover ashes from a lake? 99% mud, 0.9% fish material, 0.1% ash?

    1. Re:Recover the Ashes? by Lazareth · · Score: 1

      I would assume that they didn't bother to scatter the ashes in the wind, but rather threw the urn into the lake.

  3. frost-iest by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0

    frosty SHAT strikes. AGAIN.