You may have seen a video circulating on social media on Thursday that shows a man getting arrested by Benton Police Department after he was apparently pulled over for a non-regulation license plate cover. The video shows an officer searching the man’s vehicle, opening mail and finding a small bottle of what the officer said he thought was liquid opium. The video was published to a YouTube channel called The Random Patriot. Read more story below, and the statement from Benton Police Department, and see the mugshot and finally the video.
According to the video, BNPD sent the substance to the state crime lab and eventually found that it was a bottle of cologne named Opium. The subject has been arrested though and stayed in custody after ICE picked him up.
Watch the video at the end of this article for more, including body cam footage since BNPD wears them, and an interview for Mr. Raghu and his wife. On Thursday evening I asked Benton Police Chief Scott Hodges for a statement, and he ended up using a news release. It is below:…