Hurmoth Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick was discovered at Miami International Airport allegedly carrying a water bottle with a hidden compartment, Miami's NBC6.com reported Wednesday.Vick was going through the Concourse G screening point to board an AirTran flight when officials said he was reluctant to give up his bottle of water. Airport officials said that it was a 20 oz. Aquafina bottle and the bottle's label concealed a seam, which separated the top and the bottom of the bottle. Both ends were sealed by clear partitions and what appeared to be a silicone sealant, TSA supervisors said. The concealed compartment contained a small amount of a dark particulate and officials described a pungent aroma they closely associated with marijuana. Officials said that the lower half of the bottle was almost completely full of a clear liquid and the top half contained a small amount of that same clear liquid. TSA officials said that when the bottle was held upright, it appeared to be half full of water. A TSA screener identified the man who was reluctant to give up the bottle as Vick. Miami-Dade police have received flight reservation confirmation that Vick was on an AirTran flight No. 338 Wednesday to Atlanta. Vick has not been arrested and the substance found inside the bottle is being analyzed at a Miami-Dade Police Department lab. News Source: WTAE TV Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 Would explain the play style he has adopted as a QB. I'm almost sure he'll be swapping positions with Warwick Dunn next year :rofl: Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588237921 Share on other sites More sharing options...
naap51stang Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 what a dumba** Typical for a "celeb" to think he/she could get away with something like that. If these idiots would spend as much time working to change the laws, as they do trying to avoid detection, maybe the marijuana laws would be changed. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588237953 Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuantumTrickery Posted January 18, 2007 Share Posted January 18, 2007 I actually have the same bottle that he was probably using. I've gone through the airport on many occasions without it ever being noticed. Oh, and no, I don't carry drugs in it. I carry gummy bears, just to mess with security. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588238793 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fred Derf Veteran Posted January 18, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 18, 2007 I actually have the same bottle that he was probably using. I've gone through the airport on many occasions without it ever being noticed. Oh, and no, I don't carry drugs in it. I carry gummy bears, just to mess with security. The cops aren't stupid. They know that gummies are a gateway substance. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588238844 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-Flex Posted January 19, 2007 Share Posted January 19, 2007 The cops aren't stupid. They know that gummies are a gateway substance. Okay, Fred, that comment really made my night. Laughing my head off here, just at the silliness. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588240673 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sundayx Veteran Posted January 19, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 19, 2007 Dude its a compartment for Kool Aid powder, to mix when he needed the THIRST QUENCH. OOH YEAAHH!!1 Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588240680 Share on other sites More sharing options...
P.M.K Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 I actually have the same bottle that he was probably using. I've gone through the airport on many occasions without it ever being noticed. Oh, and no, I don't carry drugs in it. I carry gummy bears, just to mess with security. Gummy bears?? So that's what they are calling Ecstasy now-a-days. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588246738 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreAming in DigITal Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 **update** Report: Vick water bottle didn't contain marijuanaJanuary 21, 2007 Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick wasn't carrying marijuana when stopped by security last week at Miami International Airport, ESPN reported Sunday. Citing anonymous NFL sources, ESPN's Chris Mortensen reported Vick wasn't carrying marijuana or any other illegal substance. The ESPN report also cited an anonymous Falcons source, who said the team expects to hear something formal by Monday. ADVERTISEMENT NFL spokesman Greg Aiello wouldn't comment on the report. He told The Associated Press the league had received no information on the issue. Falcons team spokesman Reggie Roberts told the AP the team had not heard anything and did not know the origin of the ESPN report. Vick did not return a call. Last Wednesday, Vick reluctantly surrendered a water bottle to security at the Miami airport. He was not arrested and was allowed to board an AirTran flight to Atlanta. The bottle was found to have a compartment that contained "a small amount of dark particulate and a pungent aroma closely associated with marijuana," the police report said. Miami police have said it could take weeks to decide whether to file charges. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588249973 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 ^ Not sure if I should believe that report. I think I'll hold judgment until the police corroborate the story. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588250017 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreAming in DigITal Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Mortenson is money in the bank :p Falcons' Vick won't face criminal chargesBy CURT ANDERSON, Associated Press Writer January 22, 2007 MIAMI (AP) -- Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick won't face criminal charges over a suspicious bottle he tried to bring through security at Miami International Airport. Lab tests on the bottle, which contained a hidden compartment that police suspected may have contained marijuana, found no evidence of drugs, according to a memo Monday by Deisy Rodriguez, an assistant state attorney. "Based on the lab's findings, the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office is not filing criminal charges," Rodriguez said in the memo, adding the bottle is no longer considered evidence in an investigation. The 26-year-old player was forced to surrender the bottle when he attempted to take it through airport security last Wednesday. He was not arrested and went on to board an AirTran flight to Atlanta. A police report said the bottle appeared from the outside to contain water but had a compartment behind the label. That compartment contained a "small amount of dark particulate" and an odor consistent with marijuana, the report said. Monday's memo did not say what the material was. Police had also said last week the lab analysis could take several weeks. The decision not to prosecute followed a weekend report by ESPN based on anonymous sources that Vick was not carrying marijuana or any other illegal substance when he was stopped. Possession of less than 20 grams of marijuana is a misdemeanor under Florida law, punishable by up to a year in jail and a $1,000 fine. First offenders rarely do jail time. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588250443 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 ^ Well hopefully he stays out of trouble now and doesn't refuse to discard water bottles going on flights. I am curious to know what was in the compartment of the water bottle though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588250548 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreAming in DigITal Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 ^ Well hopefully he stays out of trouble now and doesn't refuse to discard water bottles going on flights. I am curious to know what was in the compartment of the water bottle though. Yea i'd like to know also. The first thing that comes to my mind might be that it was a supplement he had in the container to mix on the flight or something. Who knows...weird situation though. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588250567 Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigDaddy5 Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 ^ Well hopefully he stays out of trouble now and doesn't refuse to discard water bottles going on flights. I am curious to know what was in the compartment of the water bottle though. You have to right now, according to TSA reg's. That whole liquid bomber out of England got them all worked up, so you can't bring any liquids on the plane, unless they're small in size, I think like 8 ounces. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588250583 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted January 24, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2007 judging by the special treatment celebrities and sports players get these days, I would guess that it was probably marijuana. I mean, how wrong could the initial impression have been? I mean what the hell smells like pot that isn't pot? Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588256621 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdverseDeviant Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 exactly Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588256626 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hurmoth Posted January 24, 2007 Author Share Posted January 24, 2007 judging by the special treatment celebrities and sports players get these days, I would guess that it was probably marijuana. I mean, how wrong could the initial impression have been? I mean what the hell smells like pot that isn't pot? I have to agree. I would like to give him the benefit of the doubt, but something was in that water bottle and with the special treatment of celebrities it makes me wonder if this is just another example. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588256690 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boffa Jones Veteran Posted January 24, 2007 Veteran Share Posted January 24, 2007 Pot isn't exactly steriods though. I mean, how many chances did Ricky Williams get before coming to the CFL? (thats actually a question as I don't know) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588257114 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdb815 Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 The first thing that comes to my mind might be that it was a supplement he had in the container to mix on the flight or something. Maybe it was pot-flavored. :p Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588257742 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreAming in DigITal Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Maybe it was pot-flavored. :p haha Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588257907 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreAming in DigITal Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Pot's still illegal no matter how much of it you use.Williams failed drug tests, and was suspended by the league, quit, came back, and still had to serve his suspension, then played a couple of games, then failed his fourth drug test, which was a full year suspension...so he went to the Minor League football that is the CFL. He got as many 'chances' as anyone else who gets caught taking drugs. but Vick didn't get caught w/ drugs and has never failed a drug test.... Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588258904 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+orgitnized Subscriber¹ Posted January 25, 2007 Subscriber¹ Share Posted January 25, 2007 You have to right now, according to TSA reg's. That whole liquid bomber out of England got them all worked up, so you can't bring any liquids on the plane, unless they're small in size, I think like 8 ounces. Worse, 3 ounces is the largest you can have. And your liquids all have to fit in a quart-sized ziplock storage bag. I just went through it over Xmas. If you have more than what fits in the bag (but all under 3 oz capacities) then you have to get a locker or surrender the items. Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588258928 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DreAming in DigITal Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 ...I know. I wasn't referring to Vick. Like I said...I don't believe he had drugs on him. oh i gotcha :) Link to comment https://www.neowin.net/forum/topic/530849-vick-had-bottle-with-secret-compartment-at-airport/#findComment-588259726 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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