KFVS 12 NewsUNION COUNTY, IL (KFVS) – A Union County family got the scare of their lives on Wednesday morning as drug agents swarmed onto their property.
“I heard the dogs barking. And I knew that meant somebody was outside the house,” said Laura Benson. “And I looked out the windows and I seen a truck coming up the driveway fairly fast. And an Anna police car right behind it.”
At first, Laura says she thought her son had done something wrong. Then she says she couldn’t believe her ears when she heard the drug agents say this.
“They had a report of a meth lab going on on our property. And they wanted to investigate it.”
So the Benson’s gladly showed the officers what they really were doing, which was making their own maple syrup.
“They pointed to the buckets and I told them my husband has a hobby of making maple syrup. Of course they realized it once they seen it,” said Laura. “But I was quite startled this morning.”
The Benson’s want to thank their neighbors for being so alert and notifying the police.
“I think my neighbors on their way to church see the buckets and stuff and think we’ve got a meth lab operation going on here. I just want to put their minds at ease, and let them know it’s maple syrup. And that they’re all welcome for pancakes if they want to come on over.”
The Benson’s have been making their own maple syrup for the past five years. This was the first time they’ve been mistaken for a meth lab.
They even gave the agents a sample of their syrup to take home and enjoy.
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Their dogs are lucky indeed. Most barking is life threatening for cops ;-}
Perhaps the doggies may share a little something with those neighbors.
Agreed.
The dogs and the people got off lucky. It seems that this particular bunch of LEOs had a tiny bit of common sense. Rare commodity these days.
“They even gave the agents a sample of their syrup to take home and enjoy.”
I would have given them some too. The flavor might have had a little “wang” to it but probably more suitable on a tossed salad.
Guten appetit, piggies!
Saw this one yesterday. 2013
They want to thank their neighbours? For what? Being fscking idiots?
I saw a bit of sarcasm in her statement. IMO she was, in a “politically correct” way, calling them F’n Idiots. 😉
I think I would have gave them a sample of the wifes hot sour spice vinigar to take home. Very lucky they were not gunned down by the police. And there dogs not killed. 1 cop could have made a apointment with them. So they had cams and such ready and guns in hand for protection from him. And did this investigation. Big waste of tax dollars pulling it off this way for the police as well. And the fear they leave behind in the citizen. Not the best way to do things by the police. But that is America.
Agreed.