Two US police officers are suing Burger King after they were served hamburgers that had been spiked with marijuana.
The officers, Mark Landavazo and Henry Gabaldon, were in uniform and travelling in a marked police car when they bought the burgers from a drive-through Burger King in Los Lunas, New Mexico, last month.
They ate around half their meals before realising that marijuana had been sprinkled on the meat.
The officers, from the Isleta Pueblo tribal police, used a field test kit to confirm what the substance was before going to hospital for medical examinations.
Three Burger King employees - Justin Armijo, 19, Robert Nuckols, 21, and 33-year-old manager Joseph Ledesma - were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and aggravated battery on an officer.
The officers are now seeking damages from Burger King, alleging personal injury, negligence, battery and violation of fair practices.
"It gives a whole new meaning to the word 'Whopper', their lawyer, Sam Bregman, said
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