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Man arrested at beach: 'Can't believe you caught me with that cheap weed'

Noah Chirco (St. Augustine Beach Police Department) 

A Palm Coast man was jailed on a felony drug charge after he was reportedly caught in St. Augustine Beach with 22 grams of marijuana.

Noah Chirco, 21, told the arresting officers that he was on a first date late on Oct. 30 when they found the marijuana in his car, which was parked on A1A Beach Blvd.

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An officer was looking over Chirico's 2014 Honda Civic, which was parked near the beach, and found a large green Mason jar that contained a leafy substance, the St. Augustine Beach Police arrest report said. A police K9 named Kilo was called in and had a response to the door where the jar was located, police said.

When the vehicle was searched, they found marijuana, a scale, a grinder and rolling papers, the arrest report said. Chirco told arresting officers that the marijuana, grinder and rolling papers belonged to him and that the scale belonged to a friend.

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St. Augustine Beach Police said that Chirco told them, "I can't believe you guys caught me with that cheap weed. I usually smoke much better."

The suspect added that "the amount you guys caught with me with, usually lasted me about a week."

Jail records showed Chirco was released on $1,500 bail 12 hours after he was booked.

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