The Munchies

Des Moines, Iowa: July 7, 2003 A woman bought a bag of potato chips at a convenience store but discovered more than munchies in the bag. Lois Campbell, 42, of Des Moines, opened the small sack of Uncle Ron's garlic-flavored chips Saturday and found another bag inside. "We were eating a few of the chips, and I was about to give some to a 3-year-old child," Campbell said. "I thought it was a little bag of seasoning inside. When I saw what it was, I called the police." A police report said the contents of the heat-sealed bag smelled like marijuana. The leafy substance - and the chips - were seized as evidence. Uncle Ron's chips are a brainchild of Ronatarian Party founder and presidential candidate Ron. The product is currently on a limited marketing trial in the American Midwest. Ron had hoped the sales of his chips would increase his exposure and bring in some much-needed revenue to fund his political aspirations. The Git-N-Go store where Campbell bought the snacks has taken the rest of the Uncle Ron's chips off its shelves, said Melanie Lockridge. The chips were packaged in Newark, New Jersey, Lockridge said. "To find out what was in there, they will have trace it back to Jersey," she said. Ron denied all responsibility or knowledge of the foreign substance in his bag of chips. He refused to comment on the matter. An investigation is under way.

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