A 52-year-old man from the German town of Darmstadt tried in vain to get a refund for 400 euros ($475) worth of what he said was 'bad marijuana' from his dealer before turning to the police for help, according to authorities.
The police then charged the man with violating drug possession laws and confiscated the 200 grams of marijuana he brought with him to the police station.
'It is unusable,' the man told police in the hope they would help him get his money back.
A University of North Dakota student called the police station at approximately 3:15 a.m, asking where she could buy marijuana. The dispatcher, after telling the woman it was illegal to sell marijuana, then told her that police had some of the drug in the station's evidence locker.
Officer Ken Zeeb had arrived for his 4 a.m. shift 15 minutes early and was in the evidence room when the woman arrived.
'The dispatcher got on the intercom and said, 'You know what? She's here. She just handed me $3 for marijuana,'' Zeeb said.
