It's from pop cans officer, I swear it!!

[crystal8484]

Ya riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.


Cops seize $29,000 from B.C. man, who says he was collecting soda cans


Tue Jul 7, 6:09 PM
By The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER, B.C. - A B.C. man found with $29,000 in plastic baggies in his car says he had the cash because he's been collecting soda cans.


With a five-cent deposit on pop cans in the province, that works out to almost 600,000 aluminum cans.


Police in New Westminster were running a drunk-driving checkpoint last Friday night when a car approaching the officers made a U-turn, so they pulled it over.


A police news release says the car smelled of marijuana, so the officers searched the vehicle looking for drugs.


Instead, they found $29,000 in two plastic baggies, which they seized as they investigate where the money came from.


Police say the man, who was released, told the officers he was unemployed, but had so much disposable cash because he had been collecting soda pop cans.

[optiklenz13]

I LOL'd.. people from BC should start collecting pop cans then..

[Fobio]

There are lotsa "pop can collectors" in BC...it's their biggest unofficial industry besides lumber...

Lotsa "pop can" growers all over BC...and apparently, they have some of the best "pop cans" in the world there...lol...

[SpeedBaby]

who said money doesn't grow on trees?! sure it does, right beside the pop-can tree lol

[Thrizzl3]

LOL! who collects soda cans..and how can 600k cans fit in a car?

[FoXy]

pop cans.... rrrrrright...

They DO have good "popcans" out there.... lol

And besides... EVERYONE knows not to pull a u-turn when they are doing RIDE or whatever it is.... they ALWAYS follow you... :AH

[huyzel]

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And besides... EVERYONE knows not to pull a u-turn when they are doing RIDE or whatever it is.... they ALWAYS follow you... :AH

SO true! Maybe it slipped his mind cuz he just finished a can of pop.

[laksman91]

Phil do you grow popcans too? :chuckle

[Thrizzl3]

Phil do you grow popcans too? :chuckle

i wish lol:chuckle

[dentinger]

my mom used to "collect" pop cans to raise money for a nearby school, and bring 5 or 6 large garbage bags full of crushed cans to the scraper, and usually get around $90-$120.

just that took a month or so. this guy must have ALOT of time on his hands,

[Dave_The_BMXER]

There are lotsa "pop can collectors" in BC...it's their biggest unofficial industry besides lumber...

Lotsa "pop can" growers all over BC...and apparently, they have some of the best "pop cans" in the world there...lol...

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/177/424070403_705286adc3.jpg

[Slade]

My parents actually save their aluminum cans for a year, and give them to my grandfather when they come to visit from Nova Scotia, he actually goes back with his SUV packed full of them to get the deposit.

I like BC's skunky smelling can's the most :chuckle

[STeeLy]

My parents actually save their aluminum cans for a year, and give them to my grandfather when they come to visit from Nova Scotia, he actually goes back with his SUV packed full of them to get the deposit.

I like BC's skunky smelling can's the most :chuckle

Ahaha... that's like me... I save mine for the school year and when I go back to Alberta I bring them with me or I wait til my parents come and they drag it home... LOLs Made about $30 off it last load.

[random.pattern]

based on that article, he should've just said, "none of your business" to the cop.

[Slipstream]

I do U turns at RIDE check points all the time never been tailed or pulled over, not because I was drunk but im too impatient to wait just to have the officer say "you been drinking?" "no" have a good night

[emcdonnell]

Anyone know a doctor that will give prescriptions for medical cans?:)

[STeeLy]

Anyone know a doctor that will give prescriptions for medical pop cans?:)

Fixed.

[DarkKilla]

Drinking a pop can every day is very refreshing!:chuckle

[random.pattern]

i'd suggest moving to b.c. you know what they say - the grass is always greener on the other side. :gone

[DruidB]

based on that article, he should've just said, "none of your business" to the cop.

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