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A man was arrested in the US after allegedly stealing an ornamental dragon's head from a children’s playground to use as a cannabis pipe.

Police were called to Rotary Park II in Wayne County, Michigan, when a local resident reported that a large dragon head had gone missing from the children’s play area.

When police recovered the dragon head in a nearby home, they discovered that it had been turned into a pipe used to smoke marijuana.

A warrant was granted to arrest 19-year-old Nathan Richard Pearson who is alleged to have stolen the large green dragon head that was part of a play structure.

Pearson was arrested and later bailed on June 17 and is scheduled for a preliminary hearing later this month.

Pearson, who has previously been charged with theft and damage to property, will face up to five years if convicted.

Smoking cannabis can be used for medicinal purposes and is legal in some US states, including Washington, Oregon, California and Nevada, but is illegal in the state of Michigan.