A man was been arrested after police said he used counterfeit money to purchase fake OxyContin pills from an undercover officer.
Unicoi County Sheriff's deputies arrested a 21-year-old man on Tuesday and charged him with criminal conspiracy with schedule II drugs, forgery and criminal simulation.
Investigator Frank Rogers said the officer met with several people at a mobile home park and arranged for the suspect and another man to come to Unicoi to buy 76 OxyContin pills for $4,875.
Officers said it was "obviously bad money" with some bills printed on just one side.
Mar 2, 2009
Man used fake money to buy fake drugs
The following is from Erwin, Tennessee via the Johnson City Press: