Criminals are not always the smartest members of society.
This is especially true for criminals in the meth trade.
And this Florida man claimed “There’s nothing wrong with drugs” after getting caught with meth in one unusual place.
Putnam County Deputy sheriffs in Florida learned a valuable lesson from a man with his face covered in tattoos.
Underwear stuffed with meth
The man very helpfully informed them that “there’s nothing wrong with drugs.”
Of course, this statement was made after they found meth stuffed into the man’s underwear.
According to The New York Post, the man was initially taken into custody for a simple traffic violation, but police soon found reasons to suspect him of other potential crimes.
“Thomas Carpenter, 41, was originally pulled over by deputies for a suspected traffic violation on March 18, but the officers soon discovered evidence of drug use inside his car — with two children and an unidentified woman also inside, the Putnam County Sheriff’s Office announced Tuesday.”
And then, according to the Post, after arresting the man, deputies made another important, and shocking, discovery.
“While performing a physical search at the station, deputies found 11 small, tied sandwich bags filled with a crystal-like substance stuffed into the front of his underwear, according to the sheriff’s office.
The substance tested positive as methamphetamine and weighed about 322.1 grams.
Carpenter tried to assure the deputies that ‘there’s nothing wrong with drugs’ while he was at the station.”
Nothing to see here, it is totally fine.
Doesn’t everyone keep meth in their underwear?
Not surprisingly, his attempt to explain his situation just did not sit well with the officers.
His new home should allow him plenty of opportunities to hide things in his underwear
And now Carpenter is facing 8 counts of drug-related charges.
As the Post reported, “Despite his pitch, he was charged with amphetamine trafficking or methamphetamine 14 grams or over, possession of marijuana with intent to sell or deliver, two counts of possession of a controlled substance without a prescription, smuggling contraband into a county detention facility, and three counts of drug paraphernalia.”
It turns out that, at least for Carpenter, there is a problem with drugs, a major problem.
The underwear meth man is facing years in prison for his drug problems.
Why he felt it necessary to try and smuggle meth into the detention center is anyone’s guess.
Maybe he just did not have the forethought to remove his meth stash from his undershorts.
And based on his comments to the police, it does not seem like he has learned much from his attempted smuggling.
He also proved that criminals simply are not always the masterminds they think they are.
Most criminals get caught because they are, in fact, much dumber than the average American and they do things like forget to take the meth out of their underwear.
But one thing is sure for Carpenter; where he is likely going, there will most certainly be a lot of underwear smuggling, but probably not the type he is used to.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any new developments in this ongoing story.
