Oops! Woman loses pot stash in clothing donation

MAPLEWOOD, Minn. — Workers at a children's consignment shop received a bit of a surprise while they were going through a bag of donated clothing.

The Maplewood Police Department in Minnesota released a picture of 60 measured-out little baggies containing marijuana.

The baggies had been dropped off at a "Once Upon a Child" consignment shop that specializes in children’s clothing and accessories.

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In total, workers found 111 grams of marijuana.

Police told TwinCities.com, that employees found a large Ziplock baggie Friday containing the dozens of smaller baggies, packaged for distribution.

The police department had a little fun with its Facebook post, saying, “Please come to the PD so we can reunite you” with the lost pot. “We know you spent a lot of time dividing them into these perfectly measured baggies & must be missing them.”

Investigators assessed the value of the drugs and clothing at about $1,100.

Store workers said it was a woman whp dropped of the clothes, but police didn’t have anyone in custody over the incident.

The police department left some parting words for the woman on Twitter, saying: “Once Upon A Child thanks you for the clothing donation, but you forgot something in your pant pockets... sucks to be you...”

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