Albuquerque Man Arrested After Finding Drugs Hidden In Gas Tank

Chad Lee McKinney of Albuquerque, New Mexico was arrested after Custom and Border Protection officers found 248 pounds of marijuana inside metal containers within a fuel tank of a Chevrolet Suburban when he entered the Bridge of the Americas.

CBP officers working at area ports over the weekend made 10 marijuana seizures totaling 981 pounds of the drug.

McKinney, 23, was turned over to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) special agents and faces federal charges including importation of a controlled substance and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance.

He is currently detained at the El Paso County Jail.