Painting hides marijuana worth thousands
ATLANTA (UPI) -- Getting ready to resell a painting he bought five years ago at auction, an 80-year-old Georgia man says he discovered more than $4,000 worth of pot.
Gordon Clement of Cherokee County bought the painting at a post office auction and was coming back from a failed attempt to resell the artwork for $25 at another auction when a family member felt something moving inside the frame, WSB-TV, Atlanta, reported.
"Four pounds of marijuana inside the picture frame. I didn't know what to do," Clement said.
He decided to take it home and then call his lawyer for advice but said he was a nervous wreck on the drive back knowing he had so much of an illegal substance in tow, WSB-TV said Saturday.
"I kept telling the driver, 'Cool it, slow down.' He said, 'I'm only going 45,'" Clement said.
Clement called his lawyer, then police who estimated the marijuana was worth $4,800.
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