Tourists' dogs stumble upon marijuana brick

Global Paw · 06-02-2004, 07:30 AM

THE HAMMOCK -- Two dogs belonging to a tourist discovered almost four pounds of marijuana at the beach on May 24.

The tourist and his wife, from Nashville, Tenn., were walking their dogs along the shore at Rollins Drive in the Marineland Acres subdivision in northeast Flagler County. The dogs were eating what their owners thought was seaweed, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.

About half an hour later the dogs started getting sick and acting strange, according to the Sheriff's Office. The dogs were taken to a veterinarian.

About five hours after the trip to the beach, the man returned and found an unwrapped brick of what later tested to be marijuana. He notified the Sheriff's Office and a deputy was dispatched.

The deputy searched the beach but couldn't find any other marijuana. He took the marijuana from the tourist and listed it to be destroyed.

In other police-related news:

· A Bunnell man was arrested May 23 on drug charges after a deputy who knew he didn't have a driver's license saw him driving and stopped him, according to the Sheriff's Office.

Gregory Tyrone Johnson, 20, of U.S. 1 South, was charged with possession of cocaine and not having a driver's license, according to a Sheriff's Office report.

A deputy reported that he recognized the man driving on U.S. 1, and he knew he didn't have a valid license. The deputy turned around and pulled the car over at a food mart on South State Street.

Johnson, who the report said acted nervously as the deputy walked up to the car, was arrested for not having a valid license. The deputy then searched the car and found about $100 worth of crack cocaine in the center console, according to the Sheriff's Office. He was taken to the Flagler County Inmate Facility. Johnson posted $2,000 bond and was released.

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Global Paw Information Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 2,065 Rep Power: 129	Tourists' dogs stumble upon marijuana brick THE HAMMOCK -- Two dogs belonging to a tourist discovered almost four pounds of marijuana at the beach on May 24. The tourist and his wife, from Nashville, Tenn., were walking their dogs along the shore at Rollins Drive in the Marineland Acres subdivision in northeast Flagler County. The dogs were eating what their owners thought was seaweed, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office. About half an hour later the dogs started getting sick and acting strange, according to the Sheriff's Office. The dogs were taken to a veterinarian. About five hours after the trip to the beach, the man returned and found an unwrapped brick of what later tested to be marijuana. He notified the Sheriff's Office and a deputy was dispatched. The deputy searched the beach but couldn't find any other marijuana. He took the marijuana from the tourist and listed it to be destroyed. In other police-related news: · A Bunnell man was arrested May 23 on drug charges after a deputy who knew he didn't have a driver's license saw him driving and stopped him, according to the Sheriff's Office. Gregory Tyrone Johnson, 20, of U.S. 1 South, was charged with possession of cocaine and not having a driver's license, according to a Sheriff's Office report. A deputy reported that he recognized the man driving on U.S. 1, and he knew he didn't have a valid license. The deputy turned around and pulled the car over at a food mart on South State Street. Johnson, who the report said acted nervously as the deputy walked up to the car, was arrested for not having a valid license. The deputy then searched the car and found about $100 worth of crack cocaine in the center console, according to the Sheriff's Office. He was taken to the Flagler County Inmate Facility. Johnson posted $2,000 bond and was released.

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