A man in Florida was arrested after requesting police test meth he recently purchased for authenticity, according to a report.
The Hernando County Sheriff’s Office said officers were dispatched to the man’s home on Thursday after he called them to test the drugs he bought from a man at a local bar. The man, Thomas Eugene Colucci, told authorities he believed he was actually sold bath salts because after using the presumed drug, it didn’t work the way he thought it should.
Colucci told police he’s an “experienced drug user,” according to the police report, so he “knew what it should feel like.”
“Evidently, the substance Colucci had recently purchased did not provide the expected sensation, hence the call to 9-1-1,” police said.
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He then handed in two small bags of a white, crystallike substance for testing, telling police he did not want others to be duped in the same way he was and purchase fake drugs, police said. He also told the officers he wanted them to “put the person in trouble” for selling dangerous substances, according to the report.
However, he did not provide a name or contact for the man who sold him the substance.
After running an authenticity test, the drugs tested positive for meth, police said, and Colucci was placed under arrest. As he was being detained, Colucci told the officers he was having chest pains. He was then transported to a hospital, where he was medically cleared by a physician.
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Colucci was taken to the Hernando County Detention Center and faces charges of one count of possession of methamphetamine and two counts of possession of drug paraphernalia. He is being held on a bond of $7,000.
“If you, or someone you know, have doubts about the authenticity of any illegal narcotics you have on-hand or have obtained from another person, the Hernando County Sheriff’s Office is pleased to provide this service, FREE of charge,” police said.
