And I always thought Ozark Oak was best. But...

Mickey

SAN SABA, Texas (KWTX)

Bags of charcoal delivered to at least two local grocery stores contained tightly wrapped bricks of marijuana, police say.

Acting on a tip Tuesday morning, police found six tightly wrapped bricks of marijuana hidden in bags of charcoal at the Lowe’s Grocery store in San Saba.

None of the Encino Brand charcoal made it to the store’s shelves.

Store managers were shocked, but thankful that none of it went home with customers.

"The people at Lowe's were very helpful in the investigation." San Saba police Chief Ray Riggs said.

Meanwhile, in nearby Mason, a woman purchased a bag of charcoal from Lowe's and was stunned when she opened it.

"Inside there were six small bags of marijuana. About a pound of it." said a Mason county sheriff's deputy.

"We're very fortunate that it was sold to an honest customer." he added.

Investigators went through the store’s remaining inventory of Encino Charcoal but nothing else was found. 

According to a Lowe's manager, Store managers were shocked, but thankful that none of it went home with customers.

"The people at Lowe's were very helpful in the investigation." San Saba police Chief Ray Riggs said.

Meanwhile, in nearby Mason, a woman purchased a bag of charcoal from Lowe's and was stunned when she opened it.

"Inside there were six small bags of marijuana. About a pound of it." said a Mason county sheriff's deputy.

"We're very fortunate that it was sold to an honest customer." he added.

Investigators went through the store’s remaining inventory of Encino Charcoal but nothing else was found. 

According to a Lowe's manager, Encino Charcoal is packaged in Mexico.

The manager said bags shipped to other stores in nearby towns were also inspected but so far, nothing else has turned up. is packaged in Mexico.

The manager said bags shipped to other stores in nearby towns were also inspected but so far, nothing else has turned up.

saluki2007

Better than rocks...

bucky925

smoking!

Carolina Q

If I had found it, I wouldn't have had a clue what it was. 

bucky925

Reminds me of a story that has nothing to do with this thread.  But YEARS ago we went to the beach with my wife's family (didn't realize it was graduation week).  As we walked to the beach some recent grads had rented a house and had beer cans stacked up on the porch to the celing.  They were out on the swing smoking, and grandmaw said "look at that, those poor boys spent all their money on beer and now they have to share a cigarette"  We were all about knee walking laughing. 

buzd504

Best lump ever.

And if it's 6 bags/lb, those aren't small bags of weed.

DieselkW

Bought some lump at Lowes today, ...

What was I just talking about?

YEMTrey

Time to check my local Lowe's for some Encino lump.

Skiddymarker

Carolina Q said:

If I had found it, I wouldn't have had a clue what it was. 

You would not have cared if you had just dumped it into the egg, and then waved your noe over the top vent to test if the VOCs were gone.....Maybe a new trend, using the Big Green Bong. 

Carolina Q

Skiddymarker said:

Carolina Q said:

If I had found it, I wouldn't have had a clue what it was. 

You would not have cared if you had just dumped it into the egg, and then waved your noe over the top vent to test if the VOCs were gone.....Maybe a new trend, using the Big Green Bong. 

Oh, if I had lit it I would have known. And I would have been pssed!

Eggcelsior

No such thing as waiting for the bad smoke to clear with those lumps.

Mikee

Can't imagine all the neighbors coming around. 'What's cooking?' 

DoubleEgger

jeffwit

I get hungry smelling what I'm cooking now. Imagine the munchies with that smoke profile!

YukonRon

I want to see the review on the N Wiz.

blasting

Now that's marketing!  Kinda like a cereal surprise for adults.

On a related note, I found zip lock of weed outside of restaurant depot the other day.

Toxarch

I hunt in San Saba. There's only 2 grocery stores in the town and I think one closed down. And before anyone goes running to their local Lowe's hardware store to buy charcoal, forget it. It's a different store. This Lowe's is a grocery store and Ace hardware store. Not sure how they get away using the Lowe's name but it's been there for a while.

stlcharcoal

Toxarch said:

 This Lowe's is a grocery store and Ace hardware store. Not sure how they get away using the Lowe's name but it's been there for a while.

It's the other way around I believe......they have close to 200 stores and have been around a lot longer in TX than the "other" Lowes.

henapple

@Mickey.... You liked OO because it was free. 

ColtsFan

Encino Charcoal ~ "We make you hungry as a mothertrucker"

WDE86

It's magnificent to see that at least one charcoal manufacturer has high standards for their product. 

northGAcock

Will this be Mickey's last post?

Mickey

henapple said:

@Mickey.... You liked OO because it was free. 

And you brought it to the house!