Is it possible to go to jail for Christmas tree decorations? You might say no. But what if the decorations are actually drugs? That’s exactly what happened to a drug dealer in the United Kingdom.

The man’s decision to decorate his Christmas tree with small packets of drugs and cash came back to haunt him. Marvin Porcelli, the dealer, had taken photos of the Christmas tree decorations on his mobile phone. The images were eventually retrieved by the police, who added them to a huge pile of evidence proving his involvement in a major narcotics ring.

The police in Merseyside in northwest England said Porcelli was arrested as part of a bigger operation, named Overboard. The police shared the information on Twitter. The thread also had some lessons for potential drug traffickers.

The police said when people start getting high on drugs, their taste in festive home design “goes out of the window.”

Besides Porcelli, eight others were also caught during the operation and the police seized several “interesting parcels” that included drugs worth 1.3 million euros. — ndtv.com