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Man arrested over 'gift-wrapped weed'
Police in Ohio have arrested a man after he was discovered with more than $330,000 (£266,000) worth of marijuana wrapped to look like Christmas presents in his car. Officials say Daniel Yates, of Eureka, California, was carrying 71lbs of marijuana, 360 THC pills and a pound of hash wax oil when he was pulled over for driving too close to the car in front of him.
Gamer, 11, caught joyriding on freeway
An 11-year-old boy has been returned home safely after stealing his family's car and taking it on a late-night joyride. Police in Ontario, Canada, say the boy had been playing Grand Theft Auto and wanted to know what it was like to drive a real car. He led a high-speed chase before officers were able to perform a dangerous "rolling stop" manoeuvre to cut him off. No charges have been laid.