Crime & Safety
Cops Find 'Shrooms' During Traffic Stop
A Philadelphia, PA, man was stopped for speeding, but a search of his car had some psychedelic finds
Twinsburg Police had some pretty "far-out" finds during a routine traffic stop on March 19.
Joseph Cotler, 23, of Philadelphia, PA, was pulled over for speeding on I-480. As officers were writing the ticket, they asked to check his car.
When they did, they discovered a baggy containing psilocybin mushrooms, also known as "shrooms." They were found in Cotler's backpack, but he said that they weren't his, but his friend's.
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He later told officers he bought them from a "random guy at a party in Cleveland" for $80.
As they kept looking they also found a coffee can with loose marijuana and buds, a digital scale and $180. More marijuana blunts were found around the car as well.
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Cotler was charged with possession, paraphernalia and drug abuse.
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