Police Set Ingenious 'Trap' For Slow-Thinking 4/20 Tokers [Photo]

WYOMING, MN — April 20, or 4/20, is a day associated with celebrating the use of marijuana. With the high holiday in mind, a police department in central Minnesota (where marijuana remains illegal) said it has established "undercover operations" and "discreet traps" throughout its city Thursday.

The "traps" include the supposedly favorite items of people under the influence of marijuana: Doritos, Cheetos, Mountain Dew, White Castle and video games like "Grand Theft Auto." A picture sent over Twitter shows a Wyoming, Minnesota Police Department squad car and police officer standing nearby with a net, ready to pounce.

The post quickly lit up Twitter:

Wyoming, a town of less than 8,000, is about 30 miles northeast of Minneapolis. Small and quirky as it may be, the police department's Twitter presence is a force to be reckoned with.

The WPD followed up on the tweet by noting, "All jokes aside, substance abuse is a real issue. We use tongue in cheek humor to bring attention to those issues."

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The term "4/20" is rumored to have come into use after a few teenagers used it to refer to their after-school toking sessions. Every year observances are held on Hippie Hill in San Francisco's Golden Gate Park, University of Colorado, Boulder's campus and other spots.

Ali Kucukgocmen (Patch National Staff) contributed to this report.

Image via Wyoming, Minnesota Police Department