A Seattle man who reportedly told Border Patrol agents a stash of cocaine was missing has been charged with possession of the drug and intent to distribute.

Leroy Carr, 46, reported to Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in August that he lost 31 grams of cocaine, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer reported Tuesday. Carr allegedly wanted the agents to issue a statement saying they seized the drug so Carr's employers wouldn't think he stole the goods and retaliate.

ICE officials acted on Carr's information when a Boy Scout called officials to report finding backpacks containing what appeared to be 31 grams of cocaine near the entrance of a Boy Scout camp.

Agents found Carr during the weekend and arrested him.

Federal prosecutors say Carr is known to Border Patrol agents. Last December, officers questioned him at a crossing after a check of Carr's backpack found night-vision goggles, a global positioning system unit with coordinates for what agents said was a well-known smuggling trail, and more than $5,700 in cash.

He also was arrested several times for trying to illegally both Canada and the United States. // Copyright 2007 by United Press International



Publication date: 19 September 2007   

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