If he had been visiting Yogi, the car would have been full of picnic baskets.
Via KRTV:
Manuel Paz Sanchez Jr. is facing federal charges after he was arrested in Columbus for allegedly trafficking 8 pounds of methamphetamine in a spare tire.
Sanchez made his initial appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court in Billings on one count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine.
Sanchez was arrested in Stillwater County on Tuesday after a Montana Highway Patrol trooper noticed he was following a car too closely on Interstate 90.
Sanchez provided the trooper with a California driver’s license and a rental agreement for the vehicle from Sacramento.
At first, Sanchez claimed he was coming from Idaho, where he was visiting family. Sanchez then explained he was planning to return the rental car to California, but then decided to take a cheaper flight out of North Dakota.
The trooper became suspicious about Sanchez’ travel plans. When further questioned, Sanchez could not remember the names of the town he had been visiting or the city he planned to fly out of.
Sanchez told an officer with the Drug Enforcement Agency Task Force that he was coming from Yellowstone National Park where he had been visiting Yogi Bear.