Homeland Security investigators and police at the Sunport arrested a man after the discovery that the rental car he returned had 139 pounds of marijuana inside.David Ung, 40, was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, according to court documents. They say he dropped off a rental car at the airport and rental car employees then began cleaning it.While employees were cleaning, they found several black duffel bags that contained a leafy substance, according to the criminal complaint. Airport police and Homeland Security investigators were able to confirm that marijuana was in the bags.It was at that point Ung returned, saying he left a bag inside the car he’d just brought back. He was promptly taken into custody.Sunport Police Chief Marshall Katz said the marijuana was professionally packaged in heat-sealed bags and was of a high grade. Katz said that the seizure has now become a comprehensive investigation involving Homeland Security and his department.Katz also said the seizure has led to his office linking several other suspects to the drugs, and he said those arrests are forthcoming.Katz said in the past year, Sunport police also arrested a woman trying to transport about 65 pounds of marijuana. She was traveling from Tucson, Arizona.

Homeland Security investigators and police at the Sunport arrested a man after the discovery that the rental car he returned had 139 pounds of marijuana inside.

David Ung, 40, was arrested Tuesday and charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute, according to court documents. They say he dropped off a rental car at the airport and rental car employees then began cleaning it.


While employees were cleaning, they found several black duffel bags that contained a leafy substance, according to the criminal complaint. Airport police and Homeland Security investigators were able to confirm that marijuana was in the bags.

It was at that point Ung returned, saying he left a bag inside the car he’d just brought back. He was promptly taken into custody.

Sunport Police Chief Marshall Katz said the marijuana was professionally packaged in heat-sealed bags and was of a high grade. Katz said that the seizure has now become a comprehensive investigation involving Homeland Security and his department.

Katz also said the seizure has led to his office linking several other suspects to the drugs, and he said those arrests are forthcoming.

Katz said in the past year, Sunport police also arrested a woman trying to transport about 65 pounds of marijuana. She was traveling from Tucson, Arizona.