DON’T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT: Man found guilty of selling legal products in a legal manner. Actual headline: “Jury Finds Terry Honeycutt Guilty Of 11 Of 14 Counts Of Selling Meth-Making Materials”. He sold iodine.

It seems that Honeycutt was the one who tipped himself off to the authorities:

In 2008, Honeycutt called authorities first before they began to watch him; he had a growing hunch that this iodine was being purchased for meth, and he wanted help in doing the right thing.

“Terry tried to make suggestions. Terry tried to ask for regulations,” said his defense attorney. “He was willing to completely quit selling it.”

Honeycutt, who is salaried with no ownership in the store, theoretically gained nothing from the profit — $270,000, to be exact — that came from Polar Pure sales. And on the day law enforcement raided his store, Honeycutt, who was elsewhere, drove back to Brainerd Road to help investigators with their searching and seizing.

Lesson: Worried that you’re dealing with unsavory customers? Don’t talk to cops.