A teddy bear is a thoughtful gift for Valentine's Day -- unless it gets you arrested on drug charges.
That's what authorities say happened to Lawrence Ligocki of Chelsea, Mass., who allegedly received a package containing not only several heart-shaped boxes of chocolate, but also a teddy bear stuffed with three bags of crystal meth valued at around $10,000, according to MyFoxBoston.com.
Authorities first suspected the possible drug violation on Feb. 5 when postal inspectors notified police of a suspicious package addressed to Ligocki, and the presence of drugs was confirmed by a drug-sniffing dog, WCVB.com reported.
The meth-stuffed teddy bear was delivered to Ligocki, 62, by a postal inspector posing as a mail carrier. By the inspector's account, Ligocki initially said he was expecting the package, but after the official handed him a warrant to search the house, he changed his story, The Boston Globe reported.
During the search of the house, investigators say they found an additional jar of meth on the premises, WBZ-TV.
Ligocki was charged with drug possession and trafficking and was freed on $150 bail after pleading not guilty, according to Boston.com.
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In properly blinded tests (where neither the tester nor the dog team know where the drugs are, or even if there are any) the dog teams fail miserably. They "alert" pretty much anywhere their handler wants them to.
If you give the handler a "secret" signal, like 'The drugs are in the box with the red tape on it', the dog will alert on that box whatever's in it, drugs or no.
Basically, the dogs are eager to please, and if the handler, consciously or subconsciously, wants to search that box or bag, the dog is happy to oblige.
Oh, and they can't be cross-examined...
--AT
PS - Citations available upon request. AT.
Posted by: AmigaTech | Wednesday, February 13, 2013 at 02:22 PM
Yeah, I've seen that too. Kind of like the horse Clever Hans who 'could count and do simple math'. Turns out he was just watching the handler who would unconsciously react when Hans was at the right number.
Posted by: Techtyger | Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 12:28 AM
Heh. The captcha was 'effyn Plato'. :D
Posted by: Techtyger | Thursday, February 14, 2013 at 12:29 AM