Tennessee Police Seize Massive Drug Stash Disguised As Taco Bell Burritos

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Drug dealers have come up with some pretty creative ways to disguise their stash while they’re transporting it, but police who recently conducted a traffic stop in Tennessee apparently weren’t fooled by an attempt to conceal an impressive variety of mind-altering substances as burritos from Taco Bell.

I can’t say I condone the trafficking of illegal drugs, but as someone who’s an absolute sucker for reality television shows that follow law enforcement officials tasked with sniffing out illicit substances before they reach their intended destination, I can’t help but respect the creative lengths some criminals to go to try to fly under the radar.

One of the major lessons I’ve learned from those programs is that it’s usually a good idea to avoid committing multiple crimes at once. For example, if you’re going to fill a car with a plethora of drugs, you want to make sure you’re not guilty of any violations that could attract unwanted attention.

According to WKRN, an unidentified 37-year-old woman from Nashville seemingly violated that golden rule on June 8th after she was pulled over by police in Mt. Juliet, Tennessee who ran her plates and determined she was driving with a suspended license.

The woman—who also had a warrant out for her arrest in three different counties—was pulled over before officers executed a search of her vehicle and came across what at first glance appeared to be a sizeable collection of burritos from Taco Bell.

Unfortunately for her, things took a turn when the police decided to take a closer look at their contents and discovered the wrappers and tortillas were being used to conceal a sizeable quantity of drugs including meth, marijuana, pills, and THC gummies they say were laced with fentanyl.

No additional details have been released as of this writing, but it’s safe to assume she’s facing some serious time.