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Evidence of seized drugs in a police drug bust deepfake (Jul 2025)
The Westbrook Police Department shared an AI-altered photo of seized drugs on their Facebook page. An officer used a photo editing app with ChatGPT to add the department's patch to the photo, which unintentionally…
- Incident date
- Jul 2025
- Target
- Evidence of seized drugs in a police drug bust
Updated May 6, 2026 · 1 min read
The Westbrook Police Department shared an AI-altered photo of seized drugs on their Facebook page. An officer used a photo editing app with ChatGPT to add the department's patch to the photo, which unintentionally altered the drug packaging. The department apologized, stating they didn't intend to alter the image of the evidence.