Meth Advisory

Last Wednesday, a local police department in Arizona made this announcement on its Facebook page:

Early this morning officers conducted a traffic stop and, upon approaching the vehicle, discovered a young owl next to the driver. The investigation revealed the owl had just been purchased by the driver at a local gas station. The driver purchased the owl from a motorist who had found it along the roadway.

The post went on to say that the driver was arrested “on numerous charges to include Aggravated DUI, Possession of Methamphetamine, and the Possession/ Transport/ Purchase of wildlife”.

Alongside this announcement, the post carried this very specific bit of advice:

The Payson Police Department would also like to take this opportunity to encourage the public not to use methamphetamine or you too may find yourself illegally purchasing a wild owl, for $100 dollars, in the middle of the night, from strangers, at a local gas station.