Police: Man torched parcel with meth-stuffed Muppet head

MAXIMILLIAN OLEKSIAK

HILO — A 42-year-old Hilo man is accused of receiving a Federal Express package that contained more than a pound of crystal methamphetamine, or “ice,” packed inside the toy head of a “Sesame Street” character — and then attempting to torch the parcel as authorities closed in to arrest him.