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ATLANTA, July 25 (UPI) -- Getting ready to resell a painting he bought five years ago at auction, an 80-year-old Georgia man says he discovered more than $4,000 worth of pot.
Gordon Clement of Cherokee County bought the painting at a post office auction and was coming back from a failed attempt to resell the artwork for $25 at another auction when a family member felt something moving inside the frame, WSB-TV, Atlanta, reported.
"Four pounds of marijuana inside the picture frame. I didn't know what to do," Clement said.
He decided to take it home and then call his lawyer for advice but said he was a nervous wreck on the drive back knowing he had so much of an illegal substance in tow, WSB-TV, Atlanta, said Saturday.
"I kept telling the driver, 'Cool it, slow down.' He said, 'I'm only going 45'," said Clement.
Clement called his lawyer then police who estimated the marijuana worth $4,800.
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