Confiscated drugs--what do you do with them?

**Jenna** · 12-28-06, 11:00 PM

What do you do with confiscated drugs? Throw them in the trash? Burn them? Keep them forever in case there is a retrial? If you keep a ton of marijuana in an evidence container, does it ever get infested with mutant drug-addicted caterpillars?

Just wondering.

Those posts about interdiction drug haul stats got me thinking about how much space those tons and tons of marijuana must be taking up somewhere.

**Big Sexy** · 12-28-06, 11:06 PM

Once their is no need for the narcotic anymore, evidentiary purposes, it's burned.

**Ducky** · 12-28-06, 11:06 PM

Additional to Jenna's thought, would something like a crematorium style incinerator handle things like that while keeping contaminants out of the atmosphere? Just thinking of that toxic waste called Meth.

**121Traffic** · 12-28-06, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Big Sexy

Once their is no need for the narcotic anymore, evidentiary purposes, it's burned.

Do you guys stand around the bonfire and poke it with sticks? Who is in charge of making the runs for more Funyuns and Mountain Dew??

I'll bet you Feds get killer nap time afterwards too...ya bastards.

**spcwes** · 12-29-06, 12:21 AM

Yea, burned or passed out as party favors!!

**Whitepaw** · 12-29-06, 12:38 AM

Take lots of pictures, samples of each item, tag and bag. Less space. Once the case has been closed, we sit by a big bon fire and hold hands, singing Kumbaya.

Whitepaw

**TheOldRhino** · 12-29-06, 12:42 AM

We usually use them up during the orgy we have with all the hot prostitutes we corral during the week.

**bird1** · 12-29-06, 12:46 AM

this is funny--->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN8YOPS-Vy8

**spcwes** · 12-29-06, 01:57 AM

Originally Posted by Rhino

We usually use them up during the orgy we have with all the hot prostitutes we corral during the week.

No, this is funny, OMG!!!!

Cheech · 12-29-06, 05:53 PM

Jenna,
Before the start of our shift we do briefing, in briefing whatever was confiscated we roll it up or put it in pipes and smoke it. Since Im bottom man on the totem pole Im in charge of rolling...heres one of the officers during briefing

**Lizzy** · 12-29-06, 06:45 PM

Hey Tony.......stop bogarting ------>

**HudsonHawk** · 12-29-06, 07:21 PM

It is eventually destroyed.

**OFK** · 12-30-06, 05:10 PM

Originally Posted by Jenna

What do you do with confiscated drugs? Throw them in the trash? Burn them? Keep them forever in case there is a retrial? If you keep a ton of marijuana in an evidence container, does it ever get infested with mutant drug-addicted caterpillars?

Just wondering.

Those posts about interdiction drug haul stats got me thinking about how much space those tons and tons of marijuana must be taking up somewhere.

They go up in smoke so to speak..(via incinerator)

**OFK** · 12-30-06, 05:12 PM

Originally Posted by bird1

this is funny--->http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xN8YOPS-Vy8

That one is a classic. And the subtitles LOL!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bVCvthr95io

**CelticCop** · 12-30-06, 08:10 PM

That had the flavour of a Python style skit. I love me some Python. The other was funny too... Um, stand upwind of the burning drugs... no way in hell is he passing his next drug screen.

**Ducky** · 12-30-06, 10:39 PM

Originally Posted by CelticCop

That had the flavour of a Python style skit.

Agree 100%. Anyone know who that group is? If their other stuff is like that, I want to see more.

**Autumn2009** · 12-30-06, 10:53 PM

So it's not like on Reno 911! ? Darn.

**JLK** · 12-30-06, 11:28 PM

high times

**Coloradocop** · 01-03-07, 03:29 PM

Originally Posted by Jenna

What do you do with confiscated drugs? Throw them in the trash? Burn them? Keep them forever in case there is a retrial? If you keep a ton of marijuana in an evidence container, does it ever get infested with mutant drug-addicted caterpillars?

Just wondering.

Those posts about interdiction drug haul stats got me thinking about how much space those tons and tons of marijuana must be taking up somewhere.

Hey now, I didn't ask you how you used your drugs!!

How we consume (err, dispose of) our drugs is our business

Actually, Jenna, my understanding is that our property bureau keeps the contraband until the case goes to trial. After trial the officer is usually given a notice asking whether they need the drugs/etc to be stored for any longer... If they are no longer needed they are destroyed at this time. (this is a generalized understanding of the process, as I don't working in the property section... so I'm not sure exactly how things work there behind the scenes).