Men won’t claim mysterious marijuana

A UAPD officer responded to Hopi Residence Hall in reference to a strong smell of burning marijuana.

The on-duty Resident Assistant Wednesday night told UAPD that at about 10:30 he could smell the marijuana coming from the west wing of the hall and identified the room where it smelled the strongest.

When the officer knocked on the door, it was answered by two residents who agreed to allow the officer in the room to ask them questions.

Both men claimed that they did not know where the smell was coming from and they did not know why there was an odor in their room.

The officer noticed an unlabeled prescription pill bottle on top of the refrigerator, which contained small particles that appeared to be marijuana.

The residents denied the officer consent to search the room and they both denied ownership of the pill bottle, claiming that they had no idea of how it got into the room.

While speaking with both men, the officer noticed that they had symptoms of recent drug use. After being questioned about their marijuana usage, they admitted that they had smoked marijuana off campus earlier in the night. They again stated there was no marijuana in the room.

The prescription pill bottle was placed into property as evidence and both students were reported to the Dean of Students for drug paraphernalia.