LUFKIN, Texas (WKRC) – Police said they were searching for a man who allegedly hid plastic Easter eggs across his city containing marijuana, then posted clues on how to find them to social media.
According to a press release from the Lufkin Police Department, officers received a tip about a Facebook account that was posting about plastic eggs full of marijuana hidden in various parks around the city as part of a scavenger hunt.
“The suspect posted four photos on Facebook showing each location as hints to locate the eggs,” the release said. “He also posted a photo of five plastic eggs in the seat of a vehicle. Officers found four eggs and believed he had not placed the fifth.”
Officers learned they were incorrect in their assumption when a man and his granddaughter turned the final egg into the department the next day, having also found it in a park, per the release. In total, officers said they recovered over a quarter of an ounce of marijuana.
Investigators identified Avante Nicholson as the suspect behind the scavenger hunt by combing through his Facebook account, the release said.
“They also found statements referencing selling narcotics on multiple occasions and in the posts, he states whoever ‘shopped’ with him the day of the scavenger hunt would get hints to the locations of the eggs,” the department wrote in the release.
Police were not able to locate Nicholson before publishing the release, and noted that they were still searching.
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