A Chicago Police Department recruit was arrested after another recruit discovered packages of genuine crack cocaine in his pants pocket during a narcotics arrest training scenario, according to an internal report reviewed by CWBChicago.
When challenged with the eight baggies of crack discovered in his cargo pants pocket, the 24-year-old allegedly responded, “These aren’t my pants.”
According to the report, at 10:30 a.m. Monday, a trainer handed the recruit a small baggie embellished with blue stars containing simulated heroin for “scenario-based training involving narcotics-related offenses.”…