Demarco Alonzo Thomas was an alleged drug courier who said he misplaced $20,000 in drug money and wanted authorities to write him an excuse note so a cartel wouldn't kill him. Thomas was traveling through Tucson International Airport from when he reported misplacing the money. Fearing for his life, he called police to ask if an officer could write a note to the local cartel explaining that he lost $20,000 in drug money; he thought it might smooth things over if he could show cartel members a phony receipt from the local police stating they had seized the money. The unsympathetic officers arrested him on suspicion of money laundering and racketeering. Read more