Local woman victim of social media

BY GLYNIS CRAWFORD SMITH

THE HIGHLANDER

A Granite Shoals woman was arrested today, March 24, for drug possession.

If any defense can be imagined it would be that she was a victim of social media.

The Granite Shoals Police Department (GSPD) crafted a bogus “Breaking News” alert it had enjoyed on other law enforcement websites for its own Facebook page:

“Meth and Heroin recently brought in to Central Texas as well as the ingredients used to make it could be contaminated with the life threatening disease Ebola,” it read. “If you have recently purchased meth or heroin in Central Texas, please take it to the local police or sheriff department so it can be screened with a special device. DO NOT use it until it has been properly checked for possible Ebola contamination!”

Unfortunately for the local resident, she already was too seriously impaired to share in the humor and brought in her own stash for a scan.

Ebola, of course, is the rare and deadly disease caused by infection with a strain of Ebola virus.