Drug informant busted with drugs

Cincinnatian Gerald Craig, 26, was about to hit the streets as a drug informant for the Cincinnati police when the cops patted him down before he left the station. Not sure why they searched him, but they found 19 pills of Ecstasy in his pocket. Maybe he was just trying to blend in? (Thanks, Charles Pescovitz!)

UPDATE: Searching the informant prior to a "controlled buy" is apparently standard practice. (Thanks, Bill Roehl!)