Crime & Safety
Police: Contents of Altoids Tin Were Curiously Strong, But They Weren't Mints
A strong odor of marijuana coming from a moving vehicle with no headlights at night prompted a search of the vehicle, according to Stillwater police.
A Somerset man faces a drug charge after Stillwater police say a traffic stop turned up an Altoids tin containing a dozen seeds that are classified as a controlled substance.
According to the complaint filed last week in Washington County District Court:
On August 13, 2013 at about 9:52 p.m., Thomas Robert Major, 18, was driving southbound on Stillwater Boulevard without headlights. A police officer pulled him over and noticed a "strong odor of marijuana coming from the vehicle."
Major admitted he had marijuana in the vehicle. On searching the vehicle, police found both marijuana and the Altoids container. Inside the tin were 12 brownish-colored seeds that Major said had been given to him. He said he had been told they were LSA seeds, similar to LSD.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension tested the seeds. They weighed one gram and contained lysergic acid amide (LSA), a schedule II controlled substance.
Major faces a single fifth degree possession charge. If he were found guilty, he could be sentenced on first conviction to a maximum of five years in prison and a $10,000 fine.
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