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5 pounds of pot delivered to couple

Marijuana brick found in shipment. Photo: http://delcotimes.com/
Marijuana brick found in shipment. Photo: http://delcotimes.com/

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UPPER DARBY, Pa., April 26 (UPI) -- Police say an elderly Pennsylvania couple mistakenly received a UPS package containing 5 pounds of marijuana with an estimated street value of $10,000.

Police said the Upper Darby couple turned the package in Thursday after having received it earlier in the week, The Delaware County Daily Times reported Monday.

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"They didn't know the name on the package and thought it was delivered by mistake," police Superintendent Michael Chitwood said. "They left it on the porch thinking someone would pick it up. When no one did, they opened it and called police and we retrieved it."

Chitwood said the return address in Arizona turned out to be bogus.

"We checked through the feds and the address was fake," Chitwood said. "We see half a dozen of these types of deliveries a year and sometimes we're able to track down the sender. This was high-grade marijuana with a street value of $10,000."

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