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Friday, November 19, 2010

Charged with Huffing Carburetor Cleaner in Texas

From the Star-Telegram in Texas:

Last week police pulled a van over for a traffic stop. It ended in drug paraphernalia citations for five men after “the van's driver admitted to police that they had been inhaling carburetor cleaner fumes.” Carburetor cleaner contains toxic chemicals such as toluene, butane and methylene chloride.

The police report notes that as officers approached the van they smelled carburetor cleaner and “everyone except a juvenile girl in the van appeared disoriented.” The driver admitted that everyone in the car had been huffing.

The driver along with four male passengers (ages 18-20) were charged with drug paraphernalia-possession to inhale. The underage female was charged with violating curfew and was released to her mother.

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