~I’m Your Ice Cream Man, Toke With Me When I’m Passing By~

After authorities got tips about the alleged pot-peddler, a deputy “heard jingling bells” about 2 p.m. Thursday and saw the ice cream truck entering a mobile home park, Berrien County sheriff’s Lt. Keith Hafer said in a written statement.

Deputy John Hopkins stopped the truck, spoke with the driver and “detected the odour of marijuana coming from the truck (along with tutti-frutti and a couple other flavours) ,” Hafer wrote.

Authorities searched the van and found several packages of marijuana under the dashboard, the statement said.

The 36-year-old suspect was jailed while awaiting arraignment on charges of marijuana possession with intent to deliver and maintaining a drug vehicle.

He also faces an outstanding warrant for skipping child support, Hafer said.

Authorities released the vehicle to the vending company “in spite of an effort by Narcotics Officers to devise a way to forfeit the vehicle and its icy cold treats,” Hafer said.

He said police would seek revocation of the company’s license to operate in Benton Township.

JOKESTARTERS:

• Authorities were first tipped off that something wasn’t right when they realized that the little jingly music coming from the truck turned out to be a live bootleg from Phish.
• The cops should give this guy a break – obviously, selling ice cream alone isn’t enough to make a living…
• “Hey kid, you want something that’ll make your treats taste better than they’ve ever tasted before?” “Sure Mister…what have you got?” “Just light this baby up and you’ll get so happy, you won’t even notice that the eyes on the Tweety Bird popsicle are crooked!”

SOURCE:

• CBC.ca