Snorting Mashed Potato

(Brest, France) Two young Frenchmen avoided arrest after being found with suspected cocaine which was actually mashed potato powder.

The humble potato may be a good source of carbohydrates and vitamins, but few would turn to the vegetable in search of a high.

However, a man stopped by police on suspicion of taking narcotics in Brest, western France, turned out to be sniffing nothing other than mashed potato powder.

Reportedly, the two young Frenchmen had been drinking.