The New Oregano

If wine is not cheese (we’re still waiting to hear about that case, by the way!) then ground peanuts are absolutely not crack. Or at least not very convincing crack:

An undercover cop making a drug buy in Manhattan was knifed last night by teenage thugs who tried to pass off ground peanuts as crack cocaine, police said.

The detective, who wasn’t identified because of the nature of his assignment, was stabbed three times with a folding knife – twice in the chest and once in the abdomen, officials said. He was in stable condition at St. Luke’s Hospital in Morningside Heights last night.

The suspected stabber, Beljhuly Feliz, 18, who neighbors say has a history of bogus drug deals, was immediately collared by backup officers covertly watching the transaction in a lobby at the upper West Side’s Amsterdam Houses about 8 p.m. Feliz, who has previous weapon and graffiti arrests on his record, was charged with attempted murder.

A 13-year-old boy, who residents say is nicknamed Lil’ Ray, was nabbed about 30 feet from the building. Charges against him were pending last night. A police source said the teens, who live at the complex, also tried to rob the detective.