Sailor: Tea, Not Drugs, Made Me Pop Positive

[livvy]

I don't know, call me gullible, but I'm buying his story.


A jury at a special court-martial convicted Air Traffic Controller 2nd Class Javier Trevino on Nov. 26 of wrongful use of cocaine.


Sailor: Tea, Not Drugs, Made Me Pop Positive

By Andrew Tilghman - Staff writer
Posted : Sunday Jan 18, 2009 9:29:03 EST

They weren’t really doing lines of cocaine — they were just drinking some herbal tea.

That’s what Air Traffic Controllers 2nd Class Javier Trevino and Sean Lee claimed after both popped positive for cocaine during random drug tests last summer.

That defense worked for Lee, who was cleared by a military jury Monday and is now back at work at Naval Station Mayport, Fla.

Trevino, however, wasn’t so lucky.

A separate jury at a special court-martial convicted Trevino on Nov. 26 of wrongful use of cocaine. The 31-year-old married father of three received 45 days’ restriction, 45 days’ hard labor and will likely get kicked out of the Navy. He began his restriction Jan. 10.

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http://www.navytimes.com/news/2009/01/navy_cocatea_011709w/%2e

[mike_c]

1. it's quite likely-- coca tea is easily available online and it's quite good....

I love coca tea-- it has a great flavor and is about as stimulating as coffee, but without the jitteriness caffeine sometimes causes. I used to drink it every day-- ordered ground coca leaves online.

[ProgressiveProfessor]

2. What he needs/needed was a scientific study to back him up