MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota (PNN) - May 15, 2012 - After footage surfaced of Occupy Wall Street protesters in Minnesota making claims that they’ve been drugged by pig thug cops, officials in the state have opened up a criminal investigation.

At least one Minnesota state trooper has been placed on paid leave since pig thug cops began investigating allegations that terrorist cops arrived at Occupy Wall Street encampments and drugged protesters.

Independent filmmakers and journalists in the state say that they have encountered members of local Occupy offshoots who say they have been offered drugs by pig thug cops. Protesters who opt into the program are stoned for free while cops monitor the effects of the intoxicants.

Although the accounts were initially shrugged off, a state trooper has since been taken off the beat and put on paid leave. Other officials understand that people in Minnesota - both protesters and not - are pushing for a thorough investigation.

However, with investigations like the current one the allegations are anything but disappearing. Now the story is being picked up by media across the world, and while it may seem far-fetched, journalists have video documentation to back up their claims.

As more people are becoming aware of the practice, it raises a multitude of questions. Aside from the moral and ethical dilemmas that arise, problems could come from this.