Leroy Carr called federal agents and told them he had stashed two backpacks containing nearly 70 pounds of cocaine near the border.

Leroy Carr first came to the attention of federal agents at the Washington-Canadian border after being spotted with equipment commonly used by smugglers, including night-vision goggles and a Global Positioning System device.According to the U.S. Attorney's office, in August of 2007 Carr called federal agents and told them he had stashed two backpacks containing nearly 70 pounds of cocaine near the border.
Agents say Carr wanted them to send a press release saying the cocaine had been seized, so that the smuggling ring he worked for would not retaliate against him for stealing the cocaine. Those backpacks were later found by a Boy Scout.The 47-year-old was sentenced by Judge Ricardo Martinez in U.S District Court in Seattle on Friday.