[Spridgets] ...and you thought it was the gauge

[corvallis at peoplepc.com]

Wednesday, February 18, 2009 
SANDY, Utah - 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.