In the Argentine town of Pilar, 540 kilograms of marijuana were lost from the police warehouse. , reports BBC.

When the loss of a drug stored in the warehouse for about two years was discovered, police officers said that they ate marijuana.

Experts from the University of Buenos Aires doubted this, pointing out in particular that mice could hardly consider marijuana edible and could not survive if they had eaten so much of the drug.

Eight policemen suspended from work. In early May, they should be brought before a court that decides whether marijuana was lost "by the result of intent or negligence".

A total of six tons of marijuana were stored in the warehouse. Disappearance of the drug was noticed by the new police commissioner - now among the suspects his predecessor.