Police: Suspicious powder grandma's ashes

WORLAND, Wyo., Sept. 6 (UPI) -- Wyoming police said suspicious items in a vehicle included marijuana, drug paraphernalia, prescription drugs, syringes with residue and a grandmother's ashes.

The Wyoming Highway Patrol said Thomas Garay, 30, and Zachary Beason, both from Worland, Wyo., were arrested during the 7 a.m. Wednesday traffic stop on Wyoming 28 for misdemeanor possession of a Schedule II prescription drug, painkiller OxyContin, The Denver Post reported Monday.

Troopers also discovered marijuana, the syringes and items described as drug paraphernalia in the vehicle.

The State Patrol said troopers also found a zip-top bag filled with powder initially thought to be "poor quality cocaine or methamphetamine."

"After scrutinizing the powdery substance, questioning the two vehicle occupants and checking with the vehicle owner, it turned out that the small Baggie contained the cremated ashes of the vehicle owner's grandmother," a report said.

The owner was not in the car at the time of the traffic stop. The ashes were not confiscated.