Jordanv78
01-19-2007, 03:17 AM
Hey guys, Its news but I thought that I should post it in here in case someone wants to flame Vick. I personally don't understand why athletes keep trying to get drugs on planes. I mean I understand that they are trying to have a good time or whatever, I'm not really judging them on that. I just don't know how they think that in todays day in age that you are going to be able to get any drugs on a plane...Your chances of getting caught are so much greater now. I just don't know why you would chance it and face ridicule.
ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/falcons) quarterback Michael Vick (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5448) reluctantly surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that smelled like ********* and contained a substance in a hidden compartment.
Police said Thursday it could be weeks before a decision is made on whether to file charges.
"We'll do an analysis and see what it is. There's no sense of urgency to it," Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said Thursday.
The bottle was found to have a compartment that contained "a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with *********," the police report said. The compartment was hidden by the bottle's label so that it appeared to be a full bottle of water when held upright, police said.
Vick entered an airport concourse Wednesday morning with the 20-ounce bottle. His initial reluctance to turn over the bottle aroused suspicion among airport security screeners, a police report said. He eventually handed it over and boarded his flight to Atlanta.
Police said the bottle was sent to the Miami-Dade County crime lab.
Vick did not immediately return a phone call early Thursday.
"We plan to look into the matter and discuss it with Michael Vick before having any further comment," Falcons spokesman Reggie Roberts said.
Under Florida law, possession of less than 20 grams of ********* is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine. First offenders rarely do any jail time.
Two Transportation Security Administration screeners recognized the 6-foot, 215-pound Vick.
Vick's younger brother, Marcus, is a wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/dolphins). Michael Vick was the overall No. 1 draft pick in the 2001 NFL draft. In 2006, Michael Vick passed for more than 2,400 yards and also topped 1,000 yards rushing.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/interactive_legal.html#AP). All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
SI.com - NFL - Vick water bottle may have contained ********* - Thursday January 18, 2007 11:05AM (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/01/18/vick.falcons.ap/index.html?cnn=yes)
ATLANTA (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/falcons) quarterback Michael Vick (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/players/5448) reluctantly surrendered a water bottle to security at Miami International Airport that smelled like ********* and contained a substance in a hidden compartment.
Police said Thursday it could be weeks before a decision is made on whether to file charges.
"We'll do an analysis and see what it is. There's no sense of urgency to it," Detective Alvaro Zabaleta said Thursday.
The bottle was found to have a compartment that contained "a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with *********," the police report said. The compartment was hidden by the bottle's label so that it appeared to be a full bottle of water when held upright, police said.
Vick entered an airport concourse Wednesday morning with the 20-ounce bottle. His initial reluctance to turn over the bottle aroused suspicion among airport security screeners, a police report said. He eventually handed it over and boarded his flight to Atlanta.
Police said the bottle was sent to the Miami-Dade County crime lab.
Vick did not immediately return a phone call early Thursday.
"We plan to look into the matter and discuss it with Michael Vick before having any further comment," Falcons spokesman Reggie Roberts said.
Under Florida law, possession of less than 20 grams of ********* is a misdemeanor punishable by up to a year in prison and a $1,000 fine. First offenders rarely do any jail time.
Two Transportation Security Administration screeners recognized the 6-foot, 215-pound Vick.
Vick's younger brother, Marcus, is a wide receiver for the Miami Dolphins (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/football/nfl/teams/dolphins). Michael Vick was the overall No. 1 draft pick in the 2001 NFL draft. In 2006, Michael Vick passed for more than 2,400 yards and also topped 1,000 yards rushing.
Copyright 2007 Associated Press (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/interactive_legal.html#AP). All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
SI.com - NFL - Vick water bottle may have contained ********* - Thursday January 18, 2007 11:05AM (http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/football/nfl/01/18/vick.falcons.ap/index.html?cnn=yes)