Couple Tips Their Waitress in Crystal Meth

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Amanda Wills
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Couple Tips Their Waitress in Crystal Meth
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - AUGUST 19: Detective Paul Baker holds two rocks of crystal meth with a street value of NZD$83,000 alongside firearms that were confiscated as part of Operation Slab at the North Shore Policing Centre on August 19, 2010 in Auckland, New Zealand. Police executed 22 search warrants across New Zealand and raided six crime labs resulting in the seizure of 140 grams of crystal meth, weapons and drug manufacturing equipment. Ten suspects were arrested as a part of the raid and will appear in the Auckland District Court. (Photo by Phil Walter/Getty Images)

How much crystal meth is equivalent to a 20% tip?

An Oregon couple was short on cash after dining at a local restaurant, so they instead left their waitress an envelope filled with methamphetamine.

Ryan Bensen, 40, and Erica Manley, 37, who are suspected crystal meth dealers, initially tried to use a gift card as payment at the Twisted Fish Steakhouse in Seaside, Ore. When that didn't work, they offered the envelope, which had a scribbled question mark on the front. According to The Oregonian, the waitress took the package, then "calmly walked away and called the police."

Authorities arrested the couple shortly after they obtained a search warrant and found a makeshift meth lab at a nearby Holiday Inn Express where the couple was staying. Bensen and Manley were still at the restaurant when police showed up with two pairs of handcuffs.

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