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Texas man had 7 pounds of pot delivered through FedEx, police say
By Shelby Lin Erdman, Cox Media Group National Content Desk
Feb 28, 2019A Texas man is facing drug charges after police caught him picking up packages containing 7 pounds of marijuana Wednesday morning at a FedEx shipping center in Abilene, according to news outlets.
Police said they received a tip that Kevin Marlon Myers was receiving pot through the mail, KTXS-TV reported, and they were waiting for him.
Investigators got a search warrant and used K9 units to locate the packages at the shipping center.
.@abilenepd say this guy got weed delivered to him in the mail.https://t.co/Ja5IvMPvxQ
— KTXS News (@KTXS_News) February 28, 2019
When officers opened the packages, they discovered two boxes containing 7 pounds of pot, according to KTXS.
Myers was arrested at the scene and is charged with felony possession of marijuana.
He’s jailed on a $10,000 bond.
