NYPD Mistook Jolly Ranchers For Crystal Meth

According to The Smoking Gun:

A New York City man arrested this summer for possession of methamphetamine was actually carrying Jolly Rancher candies that cops mistook for a controlled substance, according to a federal civil rights lawsuit.

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Four of the rocks were blue, while two were red.

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Kenneth Smith, Olatunjiojo’s lawyer, told TSG that the Jolly Ranchers were in their “individual wrappers” when seized by police.

Olatunjiojo, who is of African descent, was charged with drug possession. He spent 24 hours in custody before being released on his own recognizance on the misdemeanor count.

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One of the arresting officers “has had professional testing as a police officer in the identification of methamphetamine.”

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Olatunjiojo’s friend, who was also carrying Jolly Ranchers, was similarly arrested on a drug possession count, said Smith, who added that the criminal charge was subsequently dropped. A third man was busted for interfering with police as they arrested his two friends. That man, Smith said, exclaimed to cops that, “It’s candy!”

Olatunjiojo alleges that his false arrest, strip search, and unlawful imprisonment has resulted in “emotional trauma” and “severe mental pain and anguish.”

I swear to god this seems like an article from The Onion.  What kind of dumb ass police officers think that candies, still in their wrapper identifying what they are, could possibly be methamphetamine?!  Then they have the audacity to say they have “had professional testing as a police officer in the identification of methamphetamine.”

They obviously need better training not only in being a police officer but in common sense and the ability to use their eyes.