Crime & Safety
Norristown Man's 'Persistent Inquiries' At Crash Get Him Busted For Drugs: Report
He reportedly held marijuana, 53 Xanax pills, and hash oil in plain sight while talking to police.
A man’s ”persistent inquiries” tipped police off to the fact that he was carrying a container with pills and marijuana inside of it, according to a Times Herald report.
After a vehicle crash on August 25 in Norristown, the man appeared a little too eager to ask police on the scene questions, the report states.
He insisted on wanting to know why the vehicle was being towed away from the scene, according to the report.
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While he was speaking, police noted he was carrying, in plain sight behind his back, a container that wound up holding hash oil and 53 Xanax pills, according to the report.
He also had a mason jar on his person which contained $226 in cash and marijuana, the report states.
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The man also had Pennsylvania and New Jersey ID’s with different birth dates on them, according to the report.
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