The Huffington Post | By Hilary Hanson
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Looks like the cop didn’t want to sweeten the deal.
Cameron Mitchell, 30, was arrested Sept. 4 after allegedly selling an undercover agent in Halifax, North Carolina a crushed-up Pop Tart that he claimed was cocaine, WCTI 12 reports.
Halifax County deputies say Mitchell was making a delivery to a convenience store when the incident occurred. The agent came into contact with Mitchell, and over the course of the conversation Mitchell allegedly “agreed” to sell him some crack cocaine for $20, according to WCTI 12.
When agents tested the powdery substance Mitchell allegedly sold them, it contained no trace of cocaine. Police they say he later admitted it was the crushed corner of a Pop Tart, which he only sold because he needed the money. He was charged with selling a counterfeit controlled substance and creating a counterfeit controlled substance.