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Summary

Dutch police discovered a 2kg garden gnome made entirely of MDMA during a drug raid in the southern Netherlands.

The Dongemond Police humorously noted the gnome appeared “visibly startled,” referencing its design with hands covering its mouth.

The Netherlands, a major MDMA producer, has seen similar concealment methods, such as drugs hidden in cat food or frozen chicken.

The gnome was seized, though its exact location remains undisclosed.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 hours ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 hours ago

I'll happily sign the adoption papers

[–] anomnom 7 points 5 hours ago

He appeared startled? Those cops are fucking stupid.

Somewhere there 4kg more. The see no evil and hear no evils gnomes specifically.

[–] [email protected] 36 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not a drug bust, a drug whole-assed statue

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

A bust is actually only the head, neck, and a portion of the chest and shoulders, not a full head-to-toes statue.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 56 minutes ago

Or titties.

[–] independantiste 28 points 1 day ago (1 children)

One day maybe they'll also find a KDE made of cocaine 🙏🙏

[–] independantiste 9 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

After seizing the gnome, police couldn't stop hugging each other in order to make any arrests.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I want this for my front yard

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Remember to leave some drugs on your porch for the gnomes this holiday season.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

“Nome” or “guh-nome,” that is the question

[–] Cheradenine 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Pronounced like the peanut butter, Jif

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Like with a French accent? J'nome?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know that one letter is silent. So it’s pronounced gome.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 hours ago

I thought the M was silent, j'noe?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

absolutely fucking sick