Couple Arrested – Passed Out At Gas Pump

Couple Arrested – Passed Out At Gas Pump – You can’t make up a story like that. Drew Bortz and Kirsten Anders face multiple drug charges after police found them, passed out, in their car EARLY this morning. They had no comment on the current gas prices. But, apparently, they needed a well deserved NAP…

Couple Arrested – Passed Out At Gas Pump

Maricopa police responded to a ‘welfare check’ on the woman (what about Drew?), early this morning (Thursday). Apparently someone was concerned that a green Dodge Charger (vroom vroom) was just sitting at the gas pump with the couple passed out inside. Guess SOMEONE had an eventful Wednesday night huh?

Drew W. Bortz faces charges of possession of narcotics, possession of drug paraphernalia and dangerous drugs, Maricopa police said. Kirsten Anders also faces one charge of drug paraphernalia, along with a probation violation warrant. Oh boy, someone is going to have a bad week. One can bail out for the drug charges, but pretty sure probation violations are a ‘straight to jail, do NOT pass go’ offense.

Both the man and woman were arrested and booked into Pinal County Jail. It’s too early to know if bail has been set or if the couple are still locked up. But, According to the probable cause statement:

At 2:08, Maricopa Police responded to Circle K, 21212 N. John Wayne Pkwy., for a welfare check on a woman, who was reportedly passed out in a green Dodge Charger by the gas pumps.
Officers contacted the occupants of the vehicle and identified them. Bortz was in the driver’s seat, with Anderson as a passenger.
In plain view, officers say they saw a glass pipe with a dark stem in the vehicle’s cup holder. A box containing multiple pipes was also seen in the rear of the vehicle, behind the passenger.
Officers also located foil with burnt residue along the passenger floorboard and within the passenger’s door cup holder.

Apparently, and according to the statement, Bortz had a clear baggie on his lap that contained multiple smaller baggies that contained fentanyl. Bortz also informed officers that he was in possession of steroids. Guess he wanted fentanyl for recovery after his MONSTER work out later maybe. I usually just hit a protein shake. Maybe Drew has some inside info. Who knows???

Officers searched the Dodge and located a pill bottle containing M30 pills, Xanax, burnt foil paper and pipes used to smoke meth. You know, like the ones Jesse had in ‘Breaking Bad’.

Bortz advised that the M30 pills (counterfeit pills usually pressed as very light blue replicas of Oxycontin 30mg pills) belong to him because he self-medicates. Self medicates? He must REALLY get sore after his steroid driven MONSTER workouts!

Anyway, this little Thursday morning soiree, while made for a not-so-funny story, is a sad reminder of the present state of the union these days, and the dangers of counterfeit drugs.

These are not knock-offs or generic pills manufactured by pharmaceutical companies…these are drugs manufactured by drug dealers and cartels to look like name-brand prescription pain killers but use Fentanyl to increase their profits. These are extremely dangerous, and there is absolutely no way of knowing the dosage or the safety of the products. The result of using a highly potent chemical like Fentanyl as a substitute is that each batch can vary widely, making it impossible to know how one’s body will react.

Fake pills are intentionally designed to mimic the look of prescription pills, like Oxycontin, Xanax and Adderall. Ofetn even experienced users cannot tell the fake from the authentic. There are several shapes and markings of these pills, but the more common ones have a light blue color and will be stamped with an “M30”.

The bottom line, these are extremely dangerous street drugs, and there is absolutely no way to be safe with these drugs. We encourage all parents and guardians to discuss these highly dangerous and DEADLY drugs!