Woodsfield, OH – A 46-year-old man was recently apprehended for sending methamphetamine through a bank’s drive-thru pneumatic tube system. Jason G. Smith was booked on drug-related charges earlier this week by the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office.
The incident occurred on a Sunday when a bank employee discovered a “crystal like substance consistent with methamphetamine” in a baggie that had passed through the bank’s air tubes. Further testing confirmed that the substance was indeed methamphetamine.
Investigation revealed that Smith inadvertently sent the package while conducting a routine banking transaction. He was later located by officers from the state’s Department of Natural Resources in nearby Wayne Township.
Following his detention, deputies recovered additional suspected drugs and drug-related items from Smith’s truck using a police dog. He was subsequently taken to the Monroe County Jail.
Details regarding Smith’s specific charges have not yet appeared on the public docket of the Monroe County court system. The sheriff’s office issued a public service announcement regarding the dangers of illegal drugs, emphasizing that they can be turned in at the Sheriff’s Office without consequence.
“Illegal drugs don’t belong in bank drive-thrus,” Sheriff Derek Norman stated. “They can be turned in safely.”