Lost backpack returned to owner, along with marijuana citation

University of Arizona Police Department officers were on patrol in The Cellar of the Student Union Memorial Center on Oct. 11 at 4 a.m. when they noticed a backpack lying unsecured under a table. Officers retrieved the backpack and brought it to the UAPD station. Officers performed an inventory search on the bag in an attempt to identify the owner. Inside the pack, officers found a bag containing a green, leafy substance. A test of the substance confirmed that it was marijuana. Also inside the backpack was a homework assignment with a student’s name on it. Officers discovered that the student was a resident of Cochise Residence Hall. Officers contacted the student and asked him to identify the contents of the bag, which he was able to do. Officers asked the student if there was anything else in the backpack and the student replied that there was not. Officers then mentioned the marijuana that was found and the student admitted that it was his and that he had purchased it locally. He was cited on charges of possession of marijuana and released on scene. The incident has been referred to the Dean of Students Office.