UPS worker trades $180k diamond for $20 of marijuana
$180k high: Walter Earl Morrison is accused of trading a diamond for $20 worth of marijuana (Supplied). Supplied
A UPS worker who allegedly stole a $180,000 diamond and traded it for $20 worth of marijuana was fired and then charged for the theft.
Phoenix man Walter Earl Morrison, 20, was unloading a plane at Sky Harbour Airport when he stashed the package containing the precious rock in his shirt, court papers state.
The man thought he was pocketing cash, but found the diamond instead, ABC15 reports.
The stoner then traded the $180,000 stone for a mere $20 worth of marijuana.
Mr Morrison was caught soon after the lopsided swap and the rock returned to its owner Brent Taubman.
"Any single stone over $100,000 is an expensive stone," Mr Taubman told ABC15.
Mr Morrison was sacked before being charged for the alleged theft.
Source: ABC15
Author: Nicholas McCallum, Approving editor: Nick Pearson
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