SANDY, Utah (AP) – A stash of grass can take the place of a lot of gas, but it won’t do anything for mileage.
A Utah man took his newly acquired used SUV to a mechanic to find out why the gas gauge always read half-full.
The mechanic in Sandy looked inside the gas tank and found about 35 pounds of marijuana in plastic-wrap packages that filled about half of the tank’s volume.
Police estimate the pot is worth about $35,000.
The Nissan Armada has had several different owners and was once a rental car.
Sandy police are trying to figure out who stashed the pot but say the current owner is not a suspect.
Investigators in the town south of Salt Lake City say the drug packs could have been in the tank for months.
By Associated Press
I’m just imagining how the conversation went down with the person who stashed the pot and I really hope the friend/sig other who returned the car. “Hey, where’s the car?” “I returned it… I didn’t want to pay an addition $40 bucks…”
It was also brought to my attention that the mechanic has got to be one of the last honest ones. He could have easily taken out the pot and told the driver that the oxygen sensor was stuck.
