TWO MONTH "undercover" operation at MD Burger King "DRUG HOTBED" ends with 5 gram / 2 pill arrest

[Miles Archer]

THURMONT, Md. - A months long undercover drug operation in Maryland ended up being mostly a bust.

An officer from the Thurmont Police Department worked undercover as an employee at a local Burger King for nearly two months, acting on community complaints that the fast-food joint was a hotbed for drug-dealing activity. After the operation ended, two Burger King employees were arrested with 5 grams of marijuana and two morphine pills, according to the Frederick News Post.

Five grams of pot is equal to about 15 joints. In Maryland, possession of less than 10 grams of marijuana results in a fine of $100. But because the men sold the drugs to the undercover officer, they were arrested.

The elaborate operation began with the unidentified female officer getting a job at the restaurant like any normal person would. She submitted a resume "that included some of her work history but excluded her law enforcement career," according to the News Post. She was hired by the restaurant in early August.

http://www.ktnv.com/news/national/months-long-undercover-drug-sting-at-maryland-burger-king-nets-5-grams-of-weed-2-pills

[underpants]

1. Probable cause?

[Egnever]

2. Well in a town the size of thurmont MD

That might qualify as a hotbed of drug activity.


Place has a population of 6k and looks pretty remote.

[dembotoz]

3. my kid worked late shift fast food

in this town pretty well known...

stoners would hit taco bell right before close and the drunks would hit Mickey d's at bar time.....

[GWC58]

4. In 2013 my wife, son & i

stayed stayed at a campground in Thurmont, MD July 1-5, 2013. That's about 14 miles from Gettysburg. Went there for the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg, which was the closest we could get. Not a very big town at all and a place I wouldn't confuse as a "hotbed of drug activity." I wonder how much those 2 pills & 5 grams cost Thurmont for that "big haul?"

[struggle4progress]

5. ... The department was reportedly unable to secure probable cause to execute search warrants

.. on the Burger King location or the homes of the two suspects ...

http://www.ktnv.com/news/national/months-long-undercover-drug-sting-at-maryland-burger-king-nets-5-grams-of-weed-2-pills

[Nevernose]

6. What kind of shitty joints are they rolling?

Five grams is fifteen joints?