(Los Lunas, NM) - Three employees at a New Mexico fast food restaurant are facing felony charges for allegedly putting pot inside two police officer's hamburgers over the weekend.
The officers conducted a field test on the burgers when they noticed something was wrong. The results came back positive for marijuana.
Police say officers Henry Gabaldon and Mark Landauazo decided to stop for a snack at the Los Lunas Burger King just before eleven Sunday night. They ordered a couple of burgers.
Detective Cavallero said "while eating the food they detected something was very wrong. Another Sgt. came and field tested the food and it tested positive for marijuana."
Los Lunas police were called to the restaurant and after a short investigation arrested 19-year old Jason Armijo, 21-year old Robert Knuckols and 33-year old Joseph Ledesma on a variety of felony charges.
”We don't know why they did it. Maybe they just thought they'd play a joke on a couple of officers" said Lt. Joe Sanchez.
As for the officers, they became sick and were taken to the hospital. Isleta Police found nothing funny about the incident.
“Both of them are veteran officers they have spent their careers and their lives fighting the war on drugs, and this is a direct assault on them. They are victims, and it could have ended in very tragic results if they had been responding to a life or death situation” said Detective Cavallero.
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