Police: Thieves Steal Tide Detergent To Trade For Crack Cocaine, Marijuana

'Seeing Tide Thefts Like No Tomorrow'
SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY 28: Tide laundry detergent, made by Procter & Gamble Co., is seen on display at the Arguello Supermarket January 28, 2005 in San Francisco. Procter & Gamble Co. announced that it is buying shaver and battery maker Gillette Co. for $57 billion in a deal that would create the world?s largest consumer-products company. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
SAN FRANCISCO - JANUARY 28: Tide laundry detergent, made by Procter & Gamble Co., is seen on display at the Arguello Supermarket January 28, 2005 in San Francisco. Procter & Gamble Co. announced that it is buying shaver and battery maker Gillette Co. for $57 billion in a deal that would create the world?s largest consumer-products company. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Tide has become such a "hot commodity" on the black market as one of the most frequently stolen items that it is now used as a trade for drugs such as marijuana and crack cocaine, according to Southern California law enforcement officials.

Detectives were puzzled when they kept finding the detergent during drug raids, San Bernardino police Sgt. Travis Walker told the Press-Enterprise.

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