Milkman Caught Delivering Cannibis

[Manic]

I'm yo momma
I'm yo daddy
I'm that milkman in the alley...


LONDON, United Kingdom (AP) --

A British prosecutor says an elderly milkman supplied customers with cannabis as well as bottles of milk.

Robert Holding, 72, delivered marijuana as he made his daily rounds in the town of Burnely, in northwestern England.

Prosecutor Sarah Statham said Friday that Holding offered the drug to elderly customers suffering from aches and pain. She says the customers left Holding notes on their doorsteps to order the drug.

According to Britain's dairy industry, around 1.5 million British homes have milk delivered by a milkman. Deliveries have declined over the last 20 years.

Holding pleaded guilty to supplying the drug and was given suspended jail sentence of 36 months.

Source: SFGate

The best part, as one of the comments points out, is that a man named Holding was caught selling weed in a town called Burnely.



--EDIT--
Can a mod fix my typo in the title?

 

[Alex The Great]

You're in a ''Post weird ass strories'' mood today

 

[Manic]

There's an entire Weird News section of the San Francisco Chronicle's website.

 

[Spidey-Bat]

There are still milkmen?

 

[Majic Walrus]

^Good question. Is this article from 1950?

 

[Eggyman]

That's only about 30 miles from me. I buy mine from the shop. Milk, not weed. They don't sell that in shops - it'd be too expensive. And yes, there are still milkmen rattling around in their lil floats, but they're pretty rare. I never see any in the city centre.

 

[Majic Walrus]

That's only about 30 miles from me. I buy mine from the shop. Milk, not weed. They don't sell that in shops - it'd be too expensive. And yes, there are still milkmen rattling around in their lil floats, but they're pretty rare. I never see any in the city centre.

They actually have Milkmen... That deliver milk...?

 

[Eggyman]

Yeah, and orange juice too sometimes.

Now weed... lol

Such is life.

 

[Drakon]

 

[Eggyman]

Got Weed.

 

[November Rain]

i'm surprised the milkman idea never stretched to other grocery products.

if you really want to sell drugs, you gotta sell some food to go with it, otherwise it's just cruel.

 

[Manic]

Maybe he delivers a bag for a crisps for an extra quid.