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Punk drummer says liquid is soap, not drug

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., April 11 (UPI) -- Punker Don Bolles says he's clean of possession charges because the goo field-tested by Newport Beach, Calif., police really is soap, not a date-rape drug.

When stopped last week for a broken taillight, Germs drummer Bolles -- real name Jimmy Michael Giorsetti -- said police found a bottle of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soap in his van, The Los Angeles Times reported Wednesday. Field-testing indicated the liquid was GHB, a date-rape drug and Bolles was arrested on suspicion of felony narcotics possession.

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Bolles, released Sunday, insisted the liquid was soap chock full of natural ingredients. "I've been using Dr. Bronner's for 35 years," the 50-year-old told the Times.

Executives at Escondido, Calif.-based Dr. Bronner's took up Bolles' defense, hiring marijuana specialist Bruce Margolin to represent the musician. Another of Bolles' bands, Fancy Space People, set up a Web site to accept donations for his $2,500 bond.

The soap maker is used to run-ins with the law, said company President David Bronner, the newspaper said. Among the soap's ingredients is hemp oil, which tests occasionally indicate as THC, the active ingredient in marijuana.

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