Police find burgers sprinkled with pot
October 11, 2006

LOS LUNAS, N.M. --Three workers at a Burger King restaurant were arrested after two Isleta tribal police officers discovered that the hamburgers they ordered were sprinkled with marijuana.

The Isleta Police Department officers ate about half of their burgers Sunday before discovering marijuana on the meat. The officers used a field test kit to confirm the substance was pot, then went to a hospital for a medical evaluation.

The three Burger King employees -- Justin Armijo, 19; Robert Nuckols, 21; and manager Joseph Ledesma, 33 -- were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and aggravated battery on an officer, a felony.