CINCINNATI — A Kentucky man bothered by a rattle in a car he'd recently bought at an Ohio auto auction has found two pounds of heroin in a secret compartment inside the vehicle.



WCPO-TV reports the man drove the Volkswagen Jetta for several weeks before discovering the heroin beneath the front passenger seat.



Investigators found more than 6 ½ pounds of heroin in the car eight months ago after the Ohio State Highway Patrol arrested a former Mexican law enforcement officer who said a drug cartel forced him to drive the drugs across the country.



A Highway Patrol spokesman says the car was thoroughly searched before it was released to the auction.



The auction company has agreed to take the car back.