English: Truck with false back from Baltimore, Maryland.

SECRET IS SPRUNG. Most lawbreakers, when confronted by enforcement officers, put on a false front. However, Maryland State Police recently encountered a lawbreaker who put on a false back, both literally and figuratively.

After apprehending a truck driver for a motor vehicle violation, an officer noted that the alleged load of lumber was not causing the truck to ride low on the springs, as could be expected with a heavy-appearing load. Investigation disclosed 3,900 cartons of untaxed cigarettes hidden inside the fake load of lumber which was being smuggled into New York City.