That is awfully long for a tampon and they usually don’t fall apart like that in liquid so quickly. That would be a design flaw. Also, no string is visible here. https://twitter.com/billfoxla/status/1275271839732740098

Also...PUTTING A TAMPON IN A DRINK IS ONLY SOMETHING A MISOGYNIST THINKS WOMEN WOULD DO.
We might mail them to certain politicians though.

Does the cop think women keep tampons on their person at all times for this reason to spike a drink? Like Buffy always has a stake? Or do they think this was whipped out special from the vagina?

Lots have people have speculated on coffee filters or something else added after the fact maliciously by the police. @drjudymelinek a forensic pathologist says mold can do this as well... https://twitter.com/drjudymelinek/status/1275439379184406528?s=21 https://twitter.com/drjudymelinek/status/1275439379184406528

I just sacrificed the last of my morning coffee...this is what a tampon looks like after 5 minutes in coffee. You cannot stick a pen through it and even when ripped open it holds its shape surprisingly well. And it looks nothing like that picture.