domingo, 25 de julho de 2010

Painting hides marijuana worth thousands

ATLANTA, July 25 (UPI) -- Getting ready to resell a painting he bought five years ago at auction, an 80-year-old Georgia man says he discovered more than $4,000 worth of pot.

Gordon Clement of Cherokee County bought the painting at a post office auction and was coming back from a failed attempt to resell the artwork for $25 at another auction when a family member felt something moving inside the frame, WSB-TV, Atlanta, reported.

"Four pounds of marijuana inside the picture frame. I didn't know what to do," Clement said.

He decided to take it home and then call his lawyer for advice but said he was a nervous wreck on the drive back knowing he had so much of an illegal substance in tow, WSB-TV, Atlanta, said Saturday.

UPI