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Girl scouts find four ounces of marijuana inside donated microwave
May 26, 2009
 By Chris Bone

The girls scouts "e-waste" collection event got a little greener than they bargained for when they found four ounces of marijuana in a donated microwave.

"Apparently somebody donated an old microwave and then left, and sometime later in day someone there opened the microwave and found a bag full of marijuana," Sgt. Jim Gillio said. "But they have no idea who dropped it off."

Members of the Gilroy Girl Scout Service Unit 604 were collecting "e-waste" at Ascencion Solorsano Middle School as part of a fundraising effort to send the scouts to Switzerland. The scouts have raised more than $6,000, but have an additional $24,000 to go until they reach their goal. There they plan to hike, enjoy the outdoors and frequent tourist destinations, said a Girl Scout representative who would not give her name.

Depending on the quality, four ounces of marijuana can sell for about $1,200 on the streets, according to law enforcement reports. Police took possession of the narcotics for destruction.


Chris Bone
Chris Bone covers City Hall for The Dispatch. Reach him at 847-7109 or e-mail him at cbone@gilroydispatch.com.

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