A suspect in the U.K. has been accused of swallowing drugs and is refusing to use the toilet for three weeks. In an attempt to confiscate the drugs, police have put the suspect on "poo watch."
Usually, when an inmate is suspected of swallowing drugs, they are closely monitored in special a room without plumbing so that when they have a bowel movement the contraband can be retrieved.
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In the case of the 24-year-old man in Essex, the suspect has not defecated in three weeks stumping police over his apparent resolve. To commemorate the bizarre stand taken by the suspect, the Essex Police Operation Raptor West unit has been tweeting daily updates to the bizarre story.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/London?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#London</a> gang nominal located in <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Harlow?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Harlow</a> this afternoon, arrested for being in possession with intent to supply class A drugs, officers currently on 💩 watch with male <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/joblikenoother?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#joblikenoother</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/opraptor?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#opraptor</a> <a href="https://t.co/nU3yHlicQv">pic.twitter.com/nU3yHlicQv</a></p>— Op Raptor West (@OpRaptorWest) <a href="https://twitter.com/OpRaptorWest/status/948998902354673664?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">January 4, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The first tweet pertaining to the strange case was posted on January 4 and says, "London gang nominal located in Harlow this afternoon, arrested for being in possession with intent to supply class A drugs, officers currently on poo watch with the male."
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Day 22 and male has still not used the toilet <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/opraptor?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#opraptor</a> <a href="https://t.co/DCeHaR7uIm">https://t.co/DCeHaR7uIm</a></p>— Op Raptor West (@OpRaptorWest) <a href="https://twitter.com/OpRaptorWest/status/961661312764964864?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 8, 2018</a></blockquote>
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The latest tweet marks Day 22 of the suspect's custody and refusal to use the toilet and was posted on February 8. Essex Police will request to detain the suspect for "a further 8 days should he not produce anything" before his scheduled hearing Friday.
A spokesman for Essex Police said, "We take the safety of all our detainees extremely seriously. In instances where individuals are suspected of ingesting drugs or having substances inside of them, they are subject to regular health checks, including hospital visits, ultrasound scans, and x-rays. They are also constantly monitored by a minimum of two officers whilst they remain in custody."
The comments under Essex Police Operation Raptor West's tweets are full of memes and hilarious gifs and the decision to publicly update the situation has drawn praise from social media users.
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